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Sahih al-Bukhari 4671 (Book 65, Hadith 193) #4454
Offering Funeral Prayers

SUMMARY: The hadith is about how Umar bin Al-Khattab questioned the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) for offering funeral prayer for Abdullah bin Ubai, and the Prophet's response.

Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: When 'Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul died, Allah's Messenger ﷺ was called in order to offer the funeral prayer for him. When Allah's Messenger ﷺ got up (to offer the prayer) I jumped towards him and said, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! Do you offer the prayer for Ibn Ubai although he said so-and-so on such-and-such-a day?" I went on mentioning his sayings. Allah's Messenger ﷺ smiled and said, "Keep away from me, O 'Umar!" But when I spoke too much to him, he said, "I have been given the choice, and I have chosen (this) ; and if I knew that if I asked forgiveness for him more than seventy times, he would be for given, I would ask it for more times than that". So Allah's Messenger ﷺ offered the funeral prayer for him and then left, but he did not stay long before the two Verses of Surat-Bara'a were revealed, ie:-- 'And never (O Muhammad) pray for anyone of them that dies. and died in a state of rebellion'. (9:84) Later I was astonished at my daring to speak like that to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and Allah and His Apostle know best.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ،‏.‏ وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنه 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 كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ أُعَدِّدُ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلَهُ، فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَخِّرْ عَنِّي يَا عُمَرُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنِّي خُيِّرْتُ فَاخْتَرْتُ، لَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنِّي إِنْ زِدْتُ عَلَى السَّبْعِينَ يُغْفَرْ لَهُ لَزِدْتُ عَلَيْهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَلَمْ يَمْكُثْ إِلاَّ يَسِيرًا حَتَّى نَزَلَتِ الآيَتَانِ مِنْ بَرَاءَةَ ‏{‏وَلاَ تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا‏}‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ ‏{‏وَهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ‏}‏ قَالَ فَعَجِبْتُ بَعْدُ مِنْ جُرْأَتِي عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَاللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ‏.‏
TOPICS
funeral  *  prayer  *  choice  *  forgiveness  *  astonishment  *  janazah  *  salat  *  ikhtiyar  *  afw  *  suratbaraa  *  haya

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your elders and understand their decisions before questioning them; Ask forgiveness from Allah multiple times even if someone has wronged you; Offer funeral prayers even if someone has done something against Islam; Show mercy towards those who have wronged you; Follow the teachings of Quran and Sunnah in all aspects of life; Be patient with people no matter what they do or say to you; Have faith in Allah’s plan no matter what happens around you .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how Umar bin Al-Khattab questioned the Prophet Muhammad's decision to offer funeral prayer for Abdullah bin Ubai, who was known to have said some things against Islam. The Prophet responded by saying that he has been given a choice and he chose to offer the prayer despite knowing that if he asked forgiveness more than seventy times, it would be granted. Later on, two verses of Surat Bara'a were revealed which stated that one should not pray for those who died in a state of rebellion. This hadith teaches us that we should always forgive people even if they have wronged us or said something against us as Allah will forgive them if we ask Him enough times. It also teaches us to respect our elders and not question their decisions without understanding their reasons behind it first.

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