Arabic (Original)
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.
English Translation
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) addressed us and said: 'O people, Hajj has been prescribed for you.' Al-Aqra' ibn Habis stood and said: 'Every year, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'Had I said it, 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.