Why did the Prophet (peace be upon him) not grieve for the two Jews who were sentenced to death by stoning, knowing they would enter eternal hellfire, and why did he not ask them to embrace Islam?

There is no evidence to suggest that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not grieve or feel compassion for the Jews who were stoned. Rather, the abundant evidence from the Quran and the Sunnah (definition) indicates the intensity of his sorrow and regret over the aversion of those who turned away and the arrogance of the obstinate. He was so overwhelmed by grief that he almost destroyed himself out of sorrow for them. Among these verses are:

- The Almighty's saying: "So let not your soul go out in grief over them." (Fatir/8)

- And His saying: "Perhaps you, [O Muhammad], would kill yourself with grief over them if they do not believe in this message, [and] out of sorrow." (Al-Kahf/6)

- And His saying: "Perhaps you are going to kill yourself with grief because they do not become believers." (Ash-Shu'ara/3)

Allah commanded His Prophet not to grieve over the disbelievers due to the intensity of his sorrow for them, and urged him to avoid grief so that his call might continue. This demonstrates his mercy and compassion for them, even with their obstinacy. His life, peace and blessings be upon him, was entirely a mercy to the worlds. The narrators did not remain silent about his noble feelings because they were non-existent, but rather they were silent about them because the focus of the narration was on another matter. If the matter had been in his hands, he would have sought forgiveness for the hypocrites until Allah forgave them.