Narrated Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them): When Abdullah bin Ubayy (the hypocrite) died, his son Abdullah bin Abdullah (who was a devout Muslim) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and requested that he (peace be upon him) give his shirt for his father’s shroud. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted his shirt. Then he requested that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also lead the funeral prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) proceeded to lead the funeral prayer. At that moment, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) held onto the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) garment and said: O Messenger of Allah! Are you going to lead his funeral prayer, even though Allah Almighty has forbidden you from doing so? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Allah Almighty has given me a choice, saying:“Whether you ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them. Even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will never forgive them.”So I will ask forgiveness for him more than seventy times, perhaps Allah will forgive him. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: But he was a hypocrite. Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated that in the end, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led his funeral prayer. After that, Allah Almighty revealed this command:“And never (O Muhammad) pray for any of them who dies, nor stand at his grave.”