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Sahih al-Bukhari 1366 (Book 23, Hadith 118) #1310
Offering Funeral Prayers Despite Objections

SUMMARY: The hadith is about how Umar bin Al-Khattab questioned the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) for offering funeral prayer for Abdullah bin Ubai, and how the Prophet (pbuh) chose to offer the prayer despite Umar's objections.

Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: When 'Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul died, Allah's Messenger ﷺ (pbuh) 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: ie "And never (O Muhammad) pray for any of them who dies . . . (to the end of the verse) rebellion (9:84)" -- ('Umar added), "Later I astonished at my daring before Allah's Messenger ﷺ on that day. And Allah and His Apostle know better".
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنهم ـ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَمَّا مَاتَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَىٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ دُعِيَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِيُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَثَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَتُصَلِّي عَلَى ابْنِ أُبَىٍّ وَقَدْ قَالَ يَوْمَ كَذَا وَكَذَا كَذَا وَكَذَا ـ أُعَدِّدُ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلَهُ ـ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَخِّرْ عَنِّي يَا عُمَرُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنِّي خُيِّرْتُ فَاخْتَرْتُ، لَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنِّي إِنْ زِدْتُ عَلَى السَّبْعِينَ فَغُفِرَ لَهُ لَزِدْتُ عَلَيْهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ، فَلَمْ يَمْكُثْ إِلاَّ يَسِيرًا حَتَّى نَزَلَتِ الآيَتَانِ مِنْ ‏{‏بَرَاءَةٌ‏}‏ ‏{‏وَلاَ تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا‏}‏ إِلَى ‏{‏وَهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ‏}‏ قَالَ فَعَجِبْتُ بَعْدُ مِنْ جُرْأَتِي عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمَئِذٍ، وَاللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ‏.‏
TOPICS
prayer  *  choice  *  forgiveness  *  daring  *  aljanazah  *  istikhara  *  bara

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect & obey your elders & leaders even if you don't agree with them; Ask forgiveness from God directly instead of relying on others’ prayers or good deeds alone; Be mindful of your words as they may have consequences later on; Follow the teachings of Quran & Sunnah in all matters related to life; Show kindness & compassion towards everyone regardless of their beliefs/backgrounds etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a situation in which 'Umar bin Al-Khattab questioned why Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was offering funeral prayer for Abdullah bin Ubai, who had said some things that were not pleasing to Allah. However, despite this objection from 'Umar, Allah's Messenger still chose to offer the funeral prayer. Later on, two verses of Surat Bara' were revealed which explained that it was not necessary to pray for those who have committed sins or rebellion against Allah. This teaches us that we should always be respectful and obedient towards our leaders and elders even if we do not agree with their decisions because they are wiser than us and know better what is best in any given situation. We should also remember that only Allah can forgive sins so it is important to ask Him for forgiveness whenever we make mistakes or commit sins instead of relying on others’ prayers or good deeds alone.

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