Hadith #152
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ خَطَبَنَا يَعْنِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ الْحَجُّ قَالَ فَقَامَ الْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ فَقَالَ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَوْ قُلْتُهَا لَوَجَبَتْ وَلَوْ وَجَبَتْ لَمْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهَا أَوْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهَا فَمَنْ زَادَ فَهُوَ تَطَوُّعٌ
Isnad Chain
عفان
سليمان بن كثير أبو داود الواسطي
ابن شهاب يحدث
أبي سنان
ابن عباس
رسول الله
English Translation
'Affan narrated to us, Sulayman ibn Kathir Abu Dawud al-Wasiti narrated to us, saying: I heard Ibn Shihab narrating from Abu Sinan, from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed us and said: "O people, Hajj has been prescribed upon you." Al-Aqra' ibn Habis stood up and asked: "Every year, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Had I said yes, it would have become obligatory, and had it become obligatory, you would not have been able to fulfill it. Whoever does more, it is voluntary."
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 9, Hadith 152
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2190
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-38580