Hadith / Musnad Ahmad / 25:1651

Musnad Ahmad 25:1651

Musnad of Abdullah ibn al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (RA), from the Prophet (SAW)

مسند عبد الله بن العباس بن عبد المطلب (1) ، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

Hadith 25:1651

Rawh narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Abi Hafsah narrated to us, Ibn Shihab narrated to us, from Abu Sinan, from Ibn Abbas: That al-Aqra’ ibn Habis asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace): "Is the Hajj every year?" He said: "No, rather it is one Hajj. Whoever performs Hajj after that, it is a voluntary act. If I had said 'yes,' it would have become obligatory, and if it had become obligatory, you would not have heard and you would not have obeyed."

حدثنا روح، حدثنا محمد بن أبي حفصة، حدثنا ابن شهاب، عن أبى سنان، عن ابن عباس: أن الأقرع بن حابس سأل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: الحج كل عام؟ فقال: " لا، بل حجة، فمن حج بعد ذلك، فهو تطوع، ولو قلت: نعم، لوجبت، ولو وجبت لم تسمعوا ولم تطيعوا "