English translation
(12). 3097. Ibn 'Abbās said: "I heard 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb saying: 'When 'Abdullāh bin Ubayy died, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was called to perform the funeral prayer over him. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came to him, and when he stood over him, about to perform the prayer, he turned until he was standing at his chest. I said: "O Messenger of Allāh! (You pray) for Allāh's enemy 'Abdullāh bin Ubayy, who on this day said this and that" – mentioning different days. He said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, was smiling until I had said too much to him and he said: 'Leave me O 'Umar! Indeed I have been given the choice, so I chose. I was told: Whether you ask forgiveness for them, or do not ask for forgiveness for them. Even though you ask for their forgiveness seventy times, Allāh will not forgive them.'[1] – If I knew that were I to ask more than seventy times that he would be forgiven, then I would do so." He said: "Then he performed the Ṣalāt for him and walked with him (his funeral procession) and he stood at his grave until it was finished. I was amazed at myself and my daring to talk like that to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, while Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ know better. But by Allāh! It was not long until these two Ayāt were revealed: 'And never pray for any of them who dies nor stand at his grave...'[2] until the end of the Āyah. He said: "So afterwards the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ did not perform the Ṣalāt for a hypocrite, nor would he stand at his grave until Allāh took him.”(Sahīh) [Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb Sahīh.