When 'Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Soul died, the Messenger of Allah was called upon to offer the funeral prayer for him. When the Messenger of Allah stood up (to offer the prayer), I got up quickly and said: 'O Messenger of Allah Are you going to pray for Ibn Ubayy when he said such-and-such an occasion?' And I stated to list all the things that he had said. The Messenger of Allah smiled and said: 'Leave me alone, O 'Umar.' When I spoke too much he said: 'I have been given the choice and I have chosen (to offer the prayer for him). If I knew that he could be forgiven by asking Allah's forgiveness more than seventy times, I would have done so.' The Messenger of Allah offered the funeral prayer for him, and then left. A short while later, the two Verses form surah Bara were revealed: 'And never pray (funeral prayer) for any of them (hypocrites) who dies, nor stand at his grave. Certainly they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger, and died while they were rebellious.' Later I was astonished by my audacity toward the Messenger of Allah on that day. And Allah and His Messenger know best.

:Telah mengabarkan kepada kami Ishaq bin Ibrahim dia berkata; telah memberitakan kepada kami Muhammad bin Sawa Abul Khaththab dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami Abu Bakkar Al Hakam bin Farrukh dia berkata; Abul Malih pernah menshalati jenazah bersama kami lalu kami mengira beliau telah bertakbir! Kemudian beliau menghadapkan wajahnya ke arah kami seraya berkata; Luruskan barisan dan berikanlah kesaksian baik kalian. Abul Malih berkata: Telah menceritakan kepadaku Abdullah -yakni Ibnu Salith-dari salah seorang Ibu para Mukminin -yaitu Maimunah istri Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam- ia berkata: Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam mengabarkan kepadaku beliau bersabda: Tidaklah seseorang meninggal dunia kemudian mati dishalati oleh segolongan umat manusia kecuali akan diberi syafa'at'. Lalu aku bertanya kepada Abul Mulih apa maksud tentang segolongan umat? Ia menjawab; Empat puluh orang.