Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو نَصْرٍ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ قَتَادَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو مَنْصُورٍ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ النَّضْرَوِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {وَمَنْ يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ} [آل عمران 85] قَالَتِ الْيَهُوَدُ فَنَحْنُ مُسْلِمُونَ قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ فَاخْصِمْهُمْ بِحُجَّتِهِمْ يَعْنِي فَقَالَ لَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ فَرَضَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ حَجَّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا فَقَالُوا لَمْ يَكْتُبْ عَلَيْنَا وَأَبَوْا أَنْ يَحُجُّوا قَالَ اللهُ {وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ} [آل عمران 97] قَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمِلَلِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ
English Translation
'Ikrimah said: 'When the verse was revealed: "And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted from him" [3:85], the Jews said: We are Muslims. Allah the Almighty said: Refute them with their own argument. So the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to them: Indeed Allah has enjoined upon the Muslims the Hajj to the House for whoever is able to find a way. They said: That was not prescribed for us. And they refused to perform Hajj. Allah said: "And whoever disbelieves, then indeed Allah is free from need of the worlds" [3:97].' 'Ikrimah said: 'And whoever disbelieves from the people of the religions, then indeed Allah is free from need of the worlds.'