It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abzi (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hani bin Qabeesah's wife accepted Islam before him, and he feared that separation might be made between them. So he went to Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan bin Harb (may Allah be pleased with him) so that he might speak to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan said: "Hani, that time has passed which we were upon. By Allah, if I even knew that I had a son in Iraq who was growing up among the people of Iraq, I would have acknowledged him as my son except for the fear of Umar. There is no intercession in the matter of Allah."