When Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul died, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was called to pray over him. As the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose, I sprang up to him and said, "Messenger of Allah, are you going to pray over Ibn Ubayy, when he said such and such on such and such a day?" I went on listing his statements to him.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled and said, "Step aside, Umar."When I persisted with him, he said, "I was given a choice, and I chose. If I knew that going beyond seventy times would bring him forgiveness, I would go beyond it."So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed over him and then left. Only a short while passed before the two verses of Baraah were revealed, "And never pray over any of them who dies, nor stand at his grave. They disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and died as rebellious sinners" [Tawbah 9:84].Umar said, "Afterward I was amazed at my own boldness toward the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that day. Allah and His Messenger know best."
حدثنا يحيى بن بكير حدثني الليث عن عقيل عن ابن شهاب عن عبيد الله بن عبد الله عن ابن عباس
لما مات عبد الله بن أبي ابن سلول دعي له رسول الله ﷺ ليصلي عليه فلما قام رسول الله ﷺ وثبت إليه فقلت يا رسول الله أتصلي على ابن أبي وقد قال يوم كذا وكذا كذا وكذا أعدد عليه قوله فتبسم رسول الله ﷺ وقال أخر عني يا عمر فلما أكثرت عليه قال إني خيرت فاخترت لو أعلم أني إن زدت على السبعين يغفر له لزدت عليها قال فصلى عليه رسول الله ﷺ ثم انصرف فلم يمكث إلا يسيرا حتى نزلت الآيتان من براءة {ولا تصل على أحد منهم مات أبدا} إلى قوله {وهم فاسقون} قال فعجبت بعد من جرأتي على رسول الله ﷺ يومئذ والله ورسوله أعلم