عن أبي هُرَيرة رضي الله عنه، قال: خطَبَنا رسولُ الله ﷺ، فقال: «أيُّها الناسُ، قد فرَضَ اللهُ عليكم الحجَّ؛ فحُجُّوا»، فقال رجُلٌ: أكلَّ عامٍ يا رسولَ الله؟ فسكَتَ حتى قالها ثلاثًا، فقال رسول الله ﷺ: «لو قلتُ: نَعمْ، لوجَبتْ، ولَمَا استطعتم». ثم قال: «ذَروني ما تركتُكم؛ فإنما هلَك مَن كان قبلَكم بكثرة سؤالهم، واختلافهم على أنبيائهم، فإذا أمرتُكم بشيءٍ فأْتوا منه ما استطعتم، وإذا نَهيتكم عن شيء فدَعوه»
Abu Hurayrah narrated, saying:
1. God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) addressed us and said: ‘God has made the hajj obligatory to you, people, so perform the hajj’. 2. A man said: “Every year, Messenger of God?” The Prophet remained silent while the man repeated his question three times. 3. God’s Messenger said: ‘Had I said, “Yes”, it would be a duty and you would not be able to fulfil it’. 4. He then added: ‘When I leave out something, let it be. 5. People before you were ruined by asking too many questions and by their disobedience of their prophets. 6. When I give you an order, fulfil it as best you can, and if I prohibit you something, abandon it’.
Related by Muslim, 1337.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) informed his companions that pilgrimage is a duty incumbent on them. One of them asked whether the hajj was a duty to be performed every year? The Prophet did not answer him. So the man repeated his question three times, getting no answer from the Prophet. Then the Prophet told them that they should learn what he tells them and that they should not ask too many questions that may make things harder for them. He further told them that this was the cause that earlier communities were ruined.
