Sahih Muslim Book - 44, Hadith - 6207

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ , جَاءَ ابْنُهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَسَأَلَهُ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهُ قَمِيصَهُ أَنْ يُكَفِّنَ فِيهِ أَبَاهُ ، فَأَعْطَاهُ ، ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ ؟ فَقَامَ عُمَرُ فَأَخَذَ بِثَوْبِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أَتُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ نَهَاكَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّمَا خَيَّرَنِي اللَّهُ فَقَالَ : اسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ ، أَوْ لاَ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ ، إِنْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً , وَسَأَزِيدُ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ قَالَ : إِنَّهُ مُنَافِقٌ. فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : {وَلاَ تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا وَلاَ تَقُمْ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ}.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "When 'Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul died, his son 'Abdullah bin 'Abdullah came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and asked him to give him his garment, so that he might shroud his father in it, and he gave it to him. Then he asked him (s.a.w) to offer the funeral prayer for him, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) stood up to offer prayers for him. 'Umar stood up and caught hold of the garment of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, will you offer the funeral prayer for him when Allah has forbidden you to pray for him?' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Rather Allah has given me the choice.' He said: "Whether you ask forgiveness for them (hypocrites) or ask not forgiveness for them - (and even) if you ask seventy times for their forgiveness...’ And I will ask more than seventy times.' He said: 'But he is a hypocrite.' "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) offered the funeral prayer for him, then Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, revealed (the Verse): "And never pray (funeral prayer) for any of them (hypocrites) who dies, nor stand at his grave..."'