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2620. It was narrated that Abū Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ addressed the people and said: 'Allāh, the Mighty and Sublime, has enjoined upon you Hajj.' A man said: 'Every year?' He remained silent until he had repeated it three times. Then he said: 'If I said yes, it would be obligatory, and if it were obligatory you would not be able to do it. Leave me alone so long as I have left you alone. Those who came before you were destroyed because they asked too many questions and differed with their prophets. If I command you to do something then follow it as much as you can, and if I forbid you to do something then avoid it.'" (Sahih)
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Commentary
"It would be obligatory": The command of Hajj had nonetheless descended absolute. In it there was no explicit mention of its being once (in a lifetime)
or every year. Its judgment rested on the exigency of the Muslims. Had the Prophet ﷺ felt it beneficial for the welfare of the nation, it might have become an annual compulsion. But it was contrary to exigency or the interests of the Ummah.
