It is narrated from Imam al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) remained governor of Kufah for ten years and passed away in the year 50 AH; then Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) handed over the governorship of Kufah to Ziyad. The narrations are entirely sound that Sayyiduna al-Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) became governor of Kufah in the year 41 AH and passed away in the year 50 AH.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Zalim that Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to revile Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in his sermons, and he had appointed preachers who would revile him. Once, while he was delivering a sermon and saying unseemly words about Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd bin Amr bin Nufayl al-Adawi (may Allah be pleased with him) was seated beside me. He struck my hand with his hand and said: "Do you see what this man is saying? (Or he said: what these people are saying?) I bear witness concerning these nine persons that they are in Paradise, and if I were to swear an oath concerning the tenth as well, I would be truthful. We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on (Mount) Hira: myself, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, Talhah, al-Zubayr, Sa'd and Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with them), and the mountain began to tremble. At this the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Be still! For upon you there is none but a Prophet, a Siddiq or a martyr.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: One night we were travelling with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) struck the neck of my she-camel with his hand and then asked: "Do you have water?" I said: Yes, I have this leather water-skin with me. The narrator says: Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted and relieved himself, then came to me and asked: "Do you need to relieve yourself?" I said: No. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) washed his hands three times, rinsed his mouth three times, put water into his nose three times and washed his blessed face three times. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to bring out his forearms, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) was wearing a narrow-sleeved woollen cloak, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) could not bring his forearms out of it. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) brought his hands out from under the cloak and then washed his forearms three times each. After that he (peace and blessings be upon him) wiped over his head and wiped over his leather socks. Then we went on and reached the people, and Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) was leading them in prayer. I wanted to inform him of the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but he (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped me. So we prayed one rak'ah with them and then completed our second rak'ah (after the salam). This hadith is gharib and sahih in its chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it with this wording.