أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَوْرٍ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ لَمَّا حَضَرَتْ أَبَا طَالِبٍ الْوَفَاةُ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعِنْدَهُ أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ فَقَالَ أَيْ عَمِّ قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ کَلِمَةً أُحَاجُّ لَکَ بِهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ يَا أَبَا طَالِبٍ أَتَرْغَبُ عَنْ مِلَّةِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَلَمْ يَزَالَا يُکَلِّمَانِهِ حَتَّی کَانَ آخِرُ شَيْئٍ کَلَّمَهُمْ بِهِ عَلَی مِلَّةِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ لَکَ مَا لَمْ أُنْهَ عَنْکَ فَنَزَلَتْ مَا کَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِکِينَ وَنَزَلَتْ إِنَّکَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2041
It was narrated from Saeed bin Al-Musayyab that his father said: “When Abu Talib was dying, the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم came to him and found Abu Jahi and ‘Abdullah bin Abi Umayyah with him. He said: ‘uncle, say La ilaha illallah (there is none worthy of worship except Allah), a word with which I will defend you before Allah.’ Abu Jahl and ‘Abdullah bin Abu Umayyah said: ‘Abu Talib, are you turning away from the religion of ‘Abdul Muttalib?’ They kept on speaking to him until the last thing that he said was: ‘The religion of ‘Abdul Muttalib.’ Then the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘I will keep on asking for Allah’s forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden to do so.’ Then the following was revealed: It is not (proper) for the Prophet and those who believe to ask Allah’s forgiveness for the idolators.. And the following was revealed: Verily, you (Mul guide not whom you like.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020