Is it permissible to pray over a hypocrite and bury him in the Muslim cemeteries?

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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to pray over the hypocrites and bury them in the Muslim cemeteries?

Answer:
We have only the outward appearance to go by. If they display Islam, yes, the prayer is performed. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed over them; he prayed over Ibn Abi and shrouded him in his garment for the sake of his righteous son, Abdullah ibn Abi, Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Abi. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him his garment to win people over; the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sought to win people over. And we have only the outward appearance to go by, when Allah said to him:

Ask forgiveness for them, [O Muhammad], or do not ask forgiveness for them. If you should ask forgiveness for them seventy times - never will Allah forgive them

اسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ أَوْ لَا تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ إِن تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً فَلَن يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ

[At-Tawbah 9:80]

The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

If I knew that if I increased beyond seventy, they would be forgiven, I would have increased beyond that, out of his (peace and blessings be upon him) eagerness for the people and their benefit.

لو اعلم اني اذا زدت على السبعين يغفر لهم لزدت عليها من حرصه صلى الله عليه وسلم

for the sake of the people and their benefit. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يصلّى على المنافق ويدفن في مقابر المسلمين؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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