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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3098 (Book 47, Hadith 150) #28747
Performing Funeral Prayer for Hypocrites

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) giving permission to a man to perform funeral prayer for his father, despite him being a hypocrite.

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: "'Abdullah bin 'Abdullah bin Ubayy came to the Messenger of Allah when his father died, and said: 'Give me your shirt to shroud him in and perform the Salat upon him, and seek forgiveness for him'. So he gave him his shirt, and said: 'When you are finished then inform me'. So when he wanted to perform the Salat, 'Umar tugged at him and said: 'Has not Allah prohibited that you perform Salat over the hypocrites?' He said: 'I have been given the choice between two: 'Whether you seek forgiveness for them or you do not seek forgiveness for them. (9:80)' So he performed the Salat for him. Then Allah revealed: 'And never pray for any of them who dies, nor stand at his grave. (9:84)' So he abandoned praying for them".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ جَاءَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَىٍّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ حِينَ مَاتَ أَبُوهُ فَقَالَ أَعْطِنِي قَمِيصَكَ أُكَفِّنْهُ فِيهِ وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُ ‏.‏ فَأَعْطَاهُ قَمِيصَهُ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا فَرَغْتُمْ فَآذِنُونِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ جَذَبَهُ عُمَرُ وَقَالَ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ نَهَى اللَّهُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَنَا بَيْنَ خِيرَتَيْنِ ‏:‏ ‏(‏اسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ أَوْ لاَ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ ‏)‏ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ‏:‏ ‏(‏وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا وَلاَ تَقُمْ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ ‏)‏ فَتَرَكَ الصَّلاَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

TOPICS
funeral  *  prayer  *  hypocrisy  *  choice

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek forgiveness from Allah on behalf of those who have wronged you; show mercy towards others; choose kindness instead of hatred; practice compassion even towards those whom you disagree with.
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith narrates the story of Abdullah bin Abdullah bin Ubayy who came to the Prophet Muhammad and asked him for his shirt so he could shroud his father in it and perform funeral prayer upon him. Umar then reminded the Prophet that Allah has prohibited praying over hypocrites, but the Prophet gave Abdullah a choice between seeking forgiveness or not seeking forgiveness for them. Ultimately, Allah revealed that one should not pray over any of them who die nor stand at their grave. This hadith teaches us that although we may be tempted to give up on people who have wronged us or are hypocritical, we should still seek forgiveness from Allah on their behalf and remember them with mercy.

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