The death of ‘Abdullaah ibn Ubayy ibn Salool:

After the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, returned fromthe battle of Tabook, ‘Abdullaah ibn Ubayy ibn Salool died. The Proph- et of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, offered the funeral prayer, and shrouded him in his shirt (the Prophet’s) despite the great harm he con- tinuously inflicted upon the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and the believe. 

It was said that the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, gave his shirt to shroud Ibn Salool as a return for him (Ibn Salool) giving the Prophet’s uncle Al-’Abbaas a shirt to wear after the battle of Badr when he (Al-’Abbaas) was taken as a war hostage by the Muslims. Sufyaan ibn ‘Uyaynah (a Follower; belonging to the generation succeeding the Com- panions) said: “People believe that the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, gave his shirt to ‘Abdullaah (Ibn Salool) to reward him for what he did with his uncle.”1

An-Nawawi (a scholar) said: “This narration reflects the sublime manners of the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, knew the harm this hypocrite caused for the Muslims (and him personal- ly), yet he shrouded him with his own shirt and prayed at his funeral and asked Allah to forgive him.