ḤADĪTH OF THE DAY
“ Same as above. ”
Sunan at-Tirmithiy كتاب الحج باب ما جاء كم فرض الحج
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ وَرْدَانَ عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى الْبَخْتَرِىِّ عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِى طَالِبٍ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلاً قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفِى كُلِّ عَامٍ فَسَكَتَ. فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفِى كُلِّ عَامٍ قَالَ لاَ وَلَوْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ لَوَجَبَتْ. فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِنْ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ. قَالَ وَفِى الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَلِىٍّ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ. وَاسْمُ أَبِى الْبَخْتَرِىِّ سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِى عِمْرَانَ وَهُوَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ فَيْرُوزَ.
‘Alī Ibn-Abī-Ṭālib said, "When [the Qur'ānic verse], 'And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage (1) to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way, ' (3 [Āla 'Imrān]: 97) was revealed, the Companions asked, 'Messenger of God, is that every year?' He remained silent. So they asked again, 'Messenger of God, is that every year?' He replied, 'No. Had I said yes, it would have become (a yearly) obligation.' (2) Then God revealed, 'O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you,' (5 [al-Mā'idah]: 101)." Footnotes (1): (Ḥajj) The pilgrimage to Makkah during the first half of the month of Thul-Ḥijjah, which is the fifth pillar of Islam. (2): The ḥadīth shows that pilgrimage is obligatory only once in a lifetime. Click on ḥadīth to read more
‘Alī Ibn-Abī-Ṭālib said, "When [the Qur'ānic verse], 'And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage (1) to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way, ' (3 [Āla 'Imrān]: 97) was revealed, the Companions asked, 'Messenger of God, is that every year?' He remained silent. So they asked again, 'Messenger of God, is that every year?' He replied, 'No. Had I said yes, it would have become (a yearly) obligation.' (2) Then God revealed, 'O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you,' (5 [al-Mā'idah]: 101)." Footnotes (1): (Ḥajj) The pilgrimage to Makkah during the first half of the month of Thul-Ḥijjah, which is the fifth pillar of Islam. (2): The ḥadīth shows that pilgrimage is obligatory only once in a lifetime. Click on ḥadīth to read more
