Explanation of the author's statement: "And Allah the Exalted revealed: 'It was not for the Prophet or those who believe to seek forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were close relatives'" [Surah

The Shaykh : And Allah the Exalted revealed: .
"Ma" is a negation, "kana" is a defective past tense verb, and its subject is "an" and what it entered upon, in the sense of a verbal noun, which is the deferred subject of "kana" , and the predicate is advanced. It means that his seeking forgiveness was not possible and could not be. Know that when "ma kana" or "ma yajib" appears, what is intended by it? What is intended by it is that it is impossible to the utmost degree of impossibility, impossible by the Shari'ah to the utmost degree of impossibility. ... When "ma kana" or "la yajib" or "ma yajib" or something similar appears in the Qur'an, the meaning is that it is impossible to the utmost degree of impossibility impossible to the utmost degree of impossibility. Impossible Yes, and so . Yes.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : What is it?
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Except that they said this is more established, meaning good.
And His saying: that they seek forgiveness for the polytheists.
For this reason, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the 'Umrah and passed by his mother's grave, he asked Allah for permission to seek forgiveness for her. He said: So Allah prevented him from granting him permission. Then he asked for permission to visit her grave, and He granted him permission. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited his mother's grave, and she was a polytheist, for the sake of taking a lesson. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wept, and the Companions around him wept. But Allah the Exalted prevented him from seeking forgiveness because these are polytheists, not worthy of forgiveness. If you call upon Allah to do what is not befitting Him, it is an overstepping in supplication.
And Allah revealed regarding Abu Talib: .
Meaning regarding his case, otherwise the address is not to Abu Talib. To whom is the address? To the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes, and also He guides whom He wills. We have previously stated that every action Allah attributes to His will is accompanied by His wisdom. If His wisdom dictates that He guides him, I ask Allah to make me and you among them. And if His wisdom dictates that He misguides him, Allah misguides him. This hadith, in reality, cuts off the means of the polytheists who associate partners with the Messenger and others. Those who ask the Messenger now, seek his aid, seek his forgiveness, and ask him for forgiveness - these are polytheists. Does that benefit them or not? It does not benefit them. It never benefits them, because if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not permitted to seek forgiveness for his uncle Abu Talib, even though he stood with him in a great manner and did a beautiful deed, and yet he was not permitted to seek forgiveness for him, how then for others who associate partners with Allah? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) never benefits them.