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Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab:When `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul died, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was called upon to offer his funeral prayer. When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up to offer the prayer, I got up quickly and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Are you going to pray for Ibn Ubai and he said so and so on such and such occasions?" And started mentioning all that he had said. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) smiled and said, "O `Umar! Go away from me." When I talked too much he said, "I have been given the choice and so I have chosen (to offer the prayer). Had I known that he would be forgiven by asking for Allah's forgiveness for more than seventy times, surely I would have done so." (`Umar added): Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) offered his funeral prayer and returned and after a short while the two verses of Surat Bara' were revealed: i.e. "And never (O Muhammad) pray for any of them who dies . . . (to the end of the verse) rebellion (9.84)" -- (`Umar added), "Later I was astonished at my daring before Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on that day. And Allah and His Apostle know better

حدثنا يحيى بن بكير، حدثني الليث، عن عقيل، عن ابن شهاب، عن عبيد الله بن عبد الله، عن ابن عباس، عن عمر بن الخطاب رضى الله عنهم انه قال لما مات عبد الله بن ابى ابن سلول دعي له رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليصلي عليه، فلما قام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وثبت اليه فقلت يا رسول الله، اتصلي على ابن ابى وقد قال يوم كذا وكذا كذا وكذا اعدد عليه قوله فتبسم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وقال " اخر عني يا عمر ". فلما اكثرت عليه قال " اني خيرت فاخترت، لو اعلم اني ان زدت على السبعين فغفر له لزدت عليها ". قال فصلى عليه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم انصرف، فلم يمكث الا يسيرا حتى نزلت الايتان من {براءة} {ولا تصل على احد منهم مات ابدا} الى {وهم فاسقون} قال فعجبت بعد من جراتي على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوميذ، والله ورسوله اعلم