Usman ibn Sayeed

Usman ibn Sayeed (260 A.D. - 304 A.H.) . He was the holder of the

office in the time of Imam Ali an-Naqi and Imam Hasan al-Askari and

both these Imams considered him as their private secretary and

treasurer, and they both considered him thoroughly reliable. What

he said on their behalf was the same as if they had said it. At times

Imam Hasan al-askari addressed him in public as the "agent for the

property of Allah". For which property he was to give a receipt

when he accepted it on behalf of the Imam. Upon the death of

Imam Hasan al-Askari, he acted as the chief deputy of Imam Mahdi

(a.t.f.s.) This office he served till his death in Baghdad in 304 A.H.

His grave is a the Shari-al-Maydan, in the mosque near the city

gate. In 408 A.H. there was an entrance to the tomb room from a

small door in the prayer niche of the mosque, but thirty-two years

later this wall was destroyed and the tomb was left in the open

court where it could be visited by anyone.