Ibn Umar reported that when 'Abdullah b. Ubayy b. Salul (the hypocrite) died, his son Abdullah b. Abdullah came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon -him) and asked him to give his shirt which should be used for the coffin of his father. He gave that to him. Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) stood up to say prayer over him Thereupon I Umar caught hold of the clothe of Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and said:
Allah's Messenger, are you going to offer prayer, whereas Allah has forbidden to offer prayer for him, whereupon Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Allah has given me a choice saying: Ask forgiveness for them or you may not ask for them; even if you ask for them seventy times, I will make an addition to the seventy. He was a hypocrite and Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said prayer over him that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, revealed the verse: And never pray over any one of them that has died and never should you stand by his grave (ix. 84).