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1968. It was narrated that 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb said: “When ‘Abdullâh bin Ubayy bin Salûl died, the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ was called upon to offer the funeral prayer for him. When the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ stood up (to offer the prayer), I got up quickly and said: ‘O Messenger of Allâh! Are you going to pray for Ibn Ubayy when he said such-and-such on such-and-such an occasion?’ And I started to list all the things that he had said. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ smiled and said: ‘Leave me alone, O ‘Umar.’ When I spoke too much he said: ‘I have been given the choice and I have chosen (to offer the prayer for him). If I knew that he could be forgiven by asking Allâh’s forgiveness more than seventy times, I would have done so.’ The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ offered the funeral prayer for
him, then left. A short while later, the two Verses from Sûrah Barâ' were revealed: 'And never pray (funeral prayer) for any of them (hypocrites) who dies, nor stand at his grave. Certainly they disbelieved in Allâh and His Messenger, and died while they were rebellious.'[1] Later I was astonished by my audacity toward the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ on that day. And Allâh and His Messenger know best." (Sahîh)
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1. "Never pray for any of them who dies": here by the hypocrite is meant the hypocrite in belief. That means one who has not come to believe from the depth of his heart or sincerely; he in whose heart disbelief resides, and the one who has merely recited the Kalimah (the testimony of faith or Tawhîd), with a view to deceiving.
2. "Was astonished": in actuality, this courage was also bestowed upon him by Allâh the Almighty and the Glorified. Otherwise, 'Umar could not utter a word before the Prophet ﷺ. Several incidents posit this fact, and in the display of this courage there was much wisdom.
