It is narrated from Abd al-Rahman bin Sa'id al-Kindi that he said: We attended the funeral of Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him). When he was lowered into his grave, suddenly a rider came and stopped by us and asked: Who is this one being hidden beneath the earth? We said: This is the governor of Kufah, al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah. By Allah! That man did not hesitate in the least and began reciting these verses: "Do you recognise the traces of the dwellings of al-Mughirah, over which the adulteresses of the jinn and of mankind play music? If you have met Haman after us, and Pharaoh, then know that the Lord of the Throne gives just recompense." The narrator says: The people of the tribe of Thaqif turned towards that rider and began to abuse him. By Allah! I do not know which way he disappeared. And the governorship of Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) over Kufah lasted seven years.