Volume 7, Book 72, Number 688:
Narrated Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
When Abdullah bin Ubdi (bin Salul) died, his son came to Allah’s Apostle and said ‘ O Allah’s
Apostle, give me your shirt so that I may shroud my fathers body in it. And please offer a funeral
prayer for him and invoke Allah for his forgiveness.” The Prophet gave him his shirt and said to him
‘Inform us when you finish (and the funeral procession is ready) call us. When he had finished he
told the Prophet and the Prophet proceeded to order his funeral prayers but Umar stopped him and
said, “Didn’t Allah forbid you to offer the funeral prayer for the hypocrites when He said: “Whether
you (O Muhammad) ask forgiveness for them or ask not forgiveness for them: (and even) if you ask
forgiveness for them seventy times. Allah will not forgive them.” (9.80) Then there was revealed:
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“And never (O Muhammad) pray for any of them that dies, nor stand at his grave.” (9.34) Thence –
forth the Prophet did not offer funeral prayers for the hypocrites.