Sa'id ibn Humayd

Sa'id ibn Humayd, a secretary in the time of al-Mutawakkil. al-Mas'udi reports that he worked against al-Fath ibn Khaqan before al-Mutawakkil, and that al-Mutawakkil exiled al-Fath. He also reports that Sa'id affected piety and showed deviation from Ali ibn Abi Talib (may God be pleased with him), and that some said he was of Magian descent ².

Poets satirized him, among them Abu Ali al-Basir, and he had reproaches and correspondence with Abu al-Ayna'. These descriptions are al-Mas'udi's report of what others said, not the judgement of the museum ².