Sahih Muslim Hadith 7027 – Exoneration Of

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[7027] 3 – (2774) It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "When 'Abdullâh bin Ubayy (bin :L i :Zi)I Salül) died, his son 'Abdullâh bin 'Abdullâh came to the Messenger A1-Mun4fiq6n 63:4. Hypocrites, their Attributes 175 i.tQJt of Allah and asked him to give him his shirt so that he could shroud his father in it, and he gave it to him. Then he asked him to offer the funeral prayer for him, and the Messenger of Allah stood up to pray for him. 'Umar stood up and took hold of the garment of the Messenger of Allah and said: '0 Messenger of Allah, will you offer the funeral prayer for him when Allah has forbidden you to pray for him?' The Messenger of Allah said: 'Rather Allah has given me the choice, as He said: "Whether you ask for forgiveness for them or do not ask for forgiveness for them, if you ask for forgiveness for them seventy times…" 11 – and I will do more than that.' He said: 'But he is a hypocrite.' Then Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, revealed: "And never pray (funeral prayer) for any of them (hypocrites) who [A :Z -ill dies, nor stand at his grave…"121