Hadith 95

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ، يَقُولُ : لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ ، دُعِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَلَمَّا وَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ يُرِيدُ الصَّلَاةَ تَحَوَّلْتُ حَتَّى قُمْتُ فِي صَدْرِهِ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَعَلَى عَدُوِّ اللَّهِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ الْقَائِلِ يَوْمَ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، يُعَدِّدُ أَيَّامَهُ ، قَالَ : وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَبَسَّمُ ، حَتَّى إِذَا أَكْثَرْتُ عَلَيْهِ ، قَالَ : " أَخِّرْ عَنِّي يَا عُمَرُ ، إِنِّي خُيِّرْتُ فَاخْتَرْتُ ، وَقَدْ قِيلَ : اسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ أَوْ لا تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ إِنْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً فَلَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ سورة التوبة آية 80 ، لَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنِّي إِنْ زِدْتُ عَلَى السَّبْعِينَ غُفِرَ لَهُ لَزِدْتُ " ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ ، وَمَشَى مَعَهُ ، فَقَامَ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ حَتَّى فُرِغَ مِنْهُ ، قَالَ : فَعَجَبٌ لِي وَجَرَاءَتِي عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَاللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ، قَالَ : فَوَاللَّهِ مَا كَانَ إِلَّا يَسِيرًا حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ هَاتَانِ الْآيَتَانِ : وَلا تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا وَلا تَقُمْ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ إِنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَمَاتُوا وَهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ سورة التوبة آية 84 ، فَمَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدَهُ عَلَى مُنَافِقٍ ، وَلَا قَامَ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ ، حَتَّى قَبَضَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the chief of the hypocrites, Abdullah bin Ubayy, passed away, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was called to lead his funeral prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stood up. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went to the funeral and stood to lead the prayer, I turned from my place and stood in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Will you lead the funeral prayer of this enemy of Allah, Abdullah bin Ubayy, who said such and such on such and such a day and such and such on another day?" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) began to recount his absurdities. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) kept smiling, but when I persisted, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: "Umar! Step back. I have been given a choice in this matter, and I have chosen one aspect. It has been said to me that whether you seek forgiveness for them or do not seek forgiveness, it is the same for them. Even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will never forgive them. If I knew that seeking forgiveness more than seventy times would grant him forgiveness, I would seek forgiveness for him more than seventy times." After this, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led his funeral prayer, went with the funeral, and stood by his grave until the matter was finished. I was amazed at myself and my boldness, although Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) knew best. By Allah! Only a short while had passed when the following two verses were revealed. «وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا وَلَا تَقُمْ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ إِنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَمَاتُوا وَهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ» [9-التوبة:84] "If any of the hypocrites dies, never pray the funeral prayer for him, nor stand by his grave. Surely, they disobeyed Allah and His Messenger and died in a state of wickedness." After the revelation of this verse, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) never led the funeral prayer of any hypocrite, nor did he ever stand by the graves of the hypocrites.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الخلفاء الراشدين / 95
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده حسن، خ: 1366