al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah (RA)

المغيرة بن شعبة

d. c. 50 AH date disputed

Companion from Thaqif, present at Hudaybiyyah, later governor of Kufa under Mu'awiyah, in whose gathering Sa'id ibn Zayd rebuked a man for reviling Ali.

Biography

Al-Mughirah accepted Islam before Hudaybiyyah, where he stood guard over the Prophet ﷺ (Sahih Bukhari). He governed Kufa under Umar and again under Mu'awiyah until his death around 50 AH.

Sunan Abi Dawud and Musnad Ahmad record that when someone reviled Ali in al-Mughirah's gathering in Kufa, Sa'id ibn Zayd objected and named the ten promised Paradise, including Ali.

Sources & explanation

۞ Qur'an

No specific verses cited for this node.

📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com

Sahih al-Bukhari 1291 Sahih

Al-Mughirah narrated: 'Lying about me is not like lying about anyone else; whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire.'

💬 Explanation Unverified

Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective

Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: In a verified lecture Mirza narrates Sa'id ibn Zayd's rebuke in al-Mughirah's gathering.

Further references

Sahih Bukhari (Hudaybiyyah)
Sunan Abi Dawud (Sa'id ibn Zayd: hadith of the ten)
Musnad Ahmad (historical)

Connections

Linked with

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ companion — Companion
Sa'id ibn Zayd (RA) related — Sa'id rebuked the reviling of Ali in his gathering (Abu Dawud)
Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (RA) related — His governor of Kufa