the Messenger of Allah. When he stood over the enemy of Allah, 'Abd Allah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul, I said: 'The one who said such-and-such, and the one who said such-and-such?'—counting his days. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was smiling, until I spoke at length, and he said: 'Step back, O 'Umar, for I have been given a choice. It has been said: "Ask forgiveness for them, or do not ask forgiveness for them; if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will not forgive them." If I knew that if I exceeded seventy [times], he would be forgiven, I would have exceeded it.' He said: 'Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed over him and walked with him until he stood at his grave until he finished with it. I was amazed at myself and my boldness toward the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and Allah and His Messenger know best. By Allah, it was but a short while until these two verses were revealed: "And do not pray over any one of them who has died - ever, and do not stand at his grave. Indeed, they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and died while they were defiantly disobedient." So the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not pray over a hypocrite after him until Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, took him.'

His saying the Exalted: "And do not let their wealth and their children impress you."

10208 - 'Ali ibn al-Hasan narrated to us, Abu al-Jumahir narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arubah informed us, from Qatadah, who said: "Among the preceding speech: 'And do not let their wealth and their children impress you' in this world. Allah only intends to punish them by them, meaning: in the Hereafter."

His saying the Exalted: "Allah only intends to punish them by them in the world."

10209 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih narrated to us, Mu'awiyah ibn Salih narrated to us, from 'Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "And do not let their wealth and their children impress you. Allah only intends to punish them by them in the Hereafter."

His saying the Exalted: "And [that] their souls might depart while they are disbelievers."

10200 - (*) 'Amr ibn Thawr al-Qaysari informed us in what he wrote to me, Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Firyabi narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us regarding His saying: "And [that] their souls might depart" in this world, "while they are disbelievers."

His saying the Exalted: "And when a surah was revealed [enjoining], 'Believe in Allah and fight with His Messenger,' those of wealth among them asked your permission."

10201 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Minjab ibn al-Harith narrated to us, Bishr ibn 'Umarah informed us, from Abu Rawq, from al-Dahhak, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "those of wealth among them," he said: "The people of affluence." It was also narrated from Qatadah similar to that.