Tawba 80
80- WHETHER YOU ASK FOR FORGIVENESS FOR THEM OR NOT, IF YOU ASK SEVENTY TIMES ALLAH WILL NOT FORGIVE THEM. THIS IS BECAUSE THEY DISBELIEVED IN ALLAH, AND HIS MESSENGER, AND ALLAH DOES NOT GUIDE THE EVIL DOERS.
After the death of Abd Allah Ibn Obi, his son went to see Mohamed, prayer and peace upon him. He asked for his shirt to use as a shroud for his father, he was given it. Then, he asked Mohamed, prayer and peace upon him, to pray upon his father after his father's death.
Allah's messenger, prayer and peace upon him, went to pray upon Abd Allah Ibn Obi, and then Omar Ibn El-Khatab said: “Allah's messenger you pray upon him while Allah has forbidden you?” He answered him: “but I was given a choice by saying: “WHETHER YOU ASK FOR FORGIVENESS FOR THEM OR NOT, IF YOU ASK SEVENTY TIMES ALLAH WILL NOT FORGIVE THEM”. And I would do more than 70”. Omar said: but he is a hypocrite? However Allah's messenger, prayer and peace upon him, and the Muslims prayed upon Abd Allah Ibn obi. After that Allah the highest sent down an Ayah forbidding his messenger and the Muslims from ever praying upon the dead hypocrites saying: “AND DO NOT PRAY UPON ANY ONE OF THEM AND DON'T STAND UPON HIS GRAVE”. (B: Tafseer & M: Fadael & A: 2; 18)
That event shows us how merciful and compassionate Mohamed prayer and peace upon him is, to all those around him including the hypocrites who tried to do him harm.
I would like to remind the reader of Abd Allah Ibn Obi. He was the head of the hypocrites. When the Muslims marched out to meet the army of the disbelievers by the Mountain of Ohud, he turned back with nearly 1/3 of the army. He is also the man who said: when we return to Medina the exalted will turn the humble out. Meaning that the Ansar with turn the migrants out of Medina. This is the man whom Mohamed prayer and peace upon him giving shirt use as a shroud and insisted on praying upon after his death.
However, accusing another Muslim of hypocrisy is a very serious offence. It is not for us to make such a judgement when other Muslims. Indeed it is an ailment which affected the Muslim nation, that is to call each other hypocrites or disbelievers. We tend to make such accusations of those who differ from us in some of their practices yet not different in their fundamental beliefs and worship lightly. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “cursing and Moslem is like killing him” and said:” calling him disbeliever is like killing him”. (A: 4; 33 5; 181 & T: Eman; 16 & D: Adab; 36 & B: Eman)
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