after it was made clear that the pagans are to be the dwellers of hell the prophet and the believers should not have sought forgiveness from god for them even though they may have been relatives.
ما كان للنبي والذين آمنوا أن يستغفروا للمشركين ولو كانوا أولي قربى من بعد ما تبين لهم أنهم أصحاب الجحيم