Amru bin Huraith was a leader from Kufa. Maytham said to him:

I'll be your neighbour. Treat me kindly.

Amru said:

Do you want to buy bin Masoud's house or bin al-Hakim's?

Maytham kept silent. Amru bin Harith was puzzled. He wondered:

What does Maytham mean?

Days and years passed. Unjust rulers succeeded each other over Kufa. They treated its people rudely.