Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِى سِنَانٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ الْأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْحَجُّ كُلَّ عَامٍ فَقَالَ لَا بَلْ حَجَّةٌ فَمَنْ حَجَّ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ تَطَوُّعٌ وَلَوْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ لَوَجَبَتْ وَلَوْ وَجَبَتْ لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا وَلَمْ تُطِيعُوا.
English Translation
Rawh told us: Muhammad ibn Abi Hafsah told us: Ibn Shihab told us, from Abu Sinan, from Ibn Abbas, that al-Aqra' ibn Habis asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, whether Hajj was required every year. He said: "No, rather one Hajj; whoever performs Hajj after that, it is voluntary. Had I said yes, it would have become obligatory, and had it become obligatory, you would not have listened nor obeyed."