(The Myth of Intercession Shattered*)
It is the same for them, whether you pray for their forgiveness, or not pray for their forgiveness; God will not forgive them. For God does not guide the wicked people.
سَواءٌ عَلَيهِم أَستَغفَرتَ لَهُم أَم لَم تَستَغفِر لَهُم لَن يَغفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُم إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَهدِى القَومَ الفٰسِقينَ
sawaaa’un ‘alaihim as taghfarta lahum am lam tastaghfir lahum lany yaghfiral laahu lahum; innal laaha laa yahdil qawmal faasiqeen
*63:6 Millions of people idolize their prophets because of this myth (Appendix 8).