as for abrahams prayer for his father he was fulfilling a promise he had made to him. yet when it became evident to him that was an enemy of god he broke away from him though abraham was soft hearted and kind.
وما كان استغفار إبراهيم لأبيه إلا عن موعدة وعدها إياه فلما تبين له أنه عدو لله تبرأ منه إن إبراهيم لأواه حليم