\nNarrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab from his father:\n \n\nWhen the time of the death of Abu Talib approached, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went to him and found Abu Jahl \nbin Hisham and `Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya bin Al-Mughira by his side. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to Abu \nTalib, "O uncle! Say: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, a sentence with which I shall be \na witness (i.e. argue) for you before Allah. Abu Jahl and `Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya said, "O Abu \nTalib! Are you going to denounce the religion of `Abdul Muttalib?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) kept on inviting \nAbu Talib to say it (i.e. 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah') while they (Abu Jahl and \n`Abdullah) kept on repeating their statement till Abu Talib said as his last statement that he was on the \nreligion of `Abdul Muttalib and refused to say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.' (Then \nAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I will keep on asking Allah's forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden (by \nAllah) to do so." So Allah revealed (the verse) concerning him (i.e. It is not fitting for the Prophet (ﷺ) and \nthose who believe that they should invoke (Allah) for forgiveness for pagans even though they be of \nkin, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of the fire (9.113).\n

\nNarrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab from his father:\n \n\nWhen the time of the death of Abu Talib approached, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went to him and found Abu Jahl \nbin Hisham and `Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya bin Al-Mughira by his side. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to Abu \nTalib, "O uncle! Say: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, a sentence with which I shall be \na witness (i.e. argue) for you before Allah. Abu Jahl and `Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya said, "O Abu \nTalib! Are you going to denounce the religion of `Abdul Muttalib?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) kept on inviting \nAbu Talib to say it (i.e. 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah') while they (Abu Jahl and \n`Abdullah) kept on repeating their statement till Abu Talib said as his last statement that he was on the \nreligion of `Abdul Muttalib and refused to say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.' (Then \nAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I will keep on asking Allah's forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden (by \nAllah) to do so." So Allah revealed (the verse) concerning him (i.e. It is not fitting for the Prophet (ﷺ) and \nthose who believe that they should invoke (Allah) for forgiveness for pagans even though they be of \nkin, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of the fire (9.113).\n

\nحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، لَمَّا حَضَرَتْ أَبَا طَالِبٍ الْوَفَاةُ جَاءَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَوَجَدَ عِنْدَهُ أَبَا جَهْلِ بْنَ هِشَامٍ، وَعَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لأَبِي طَالِبٍ ‏"‏ يَا عَمِّ، قُلْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، كَلِمَةً أَشْهَدُ لَكَ بِهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ يَا أَبَا طَالِبٍ، أَتَرْغَبُ عَنْ مِلَّةِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعْرِضُهَا عَلَيْهِ، وَيَعُودَانِ بِتِلْكَ الْمَقَالَةِ، حَتَّى قَالَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ آخِرَ مَا كَلَّمَهُمْ هُوَ عَلَى مِلَّةِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، وَأَبَى أَنْ يَقُولَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ لَكَ، مَا لَمْ أُنْهَ عَنْكَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِيهِ ‏{‏مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ‏}‏ الآيَةَ‏.‏