Bulugh al-Maram — Hadith #52367

On his authority, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, addressed us and said: “God has prescribed Hajj for you.” Then Al-Aqra’ bin Habis stood up and said: “Is it every year, O Messenger of God?” He said: “If I had said it, it would have become obligatory. Hajj is once, and anything beyond that is voluntary.” Narrated by the five compilers of Hadith, except for al-Tirmidhi. 1.1 - Authentic. Narrated by Abu Dawud (1721), al-Nasa’i (5/111), Ibn Majah (2886), and Ahmad (3303) and (3510). Al-Hafiz quoted the Hadith with its meaning. Ahmad added in another narration: “And if it were obligatory, you would not listen, nor would you obey.” It is found in al-Nasa’i with the wording: “Then you would neither listen to me nor obey me.”