Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) delivered a Khutbah and said, "O people! Hajj (pilgrimage to the House of Allah) has been made incumbent upon you, so perform Hajj.'' A man inquired: "O Messenger of Allah, is it prescribed every year?'' He (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) remained silent till the man repeated it thrice. Then he (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, "Had I replied in the affirmative, it would have surely become obligatory, and you would not have been able to fulfill it.'' Afterwards he said, "Do not ask me so long as I do not impose anything upon you, because those who were before you were destroyed on account of their frequent questioning and their disagreement with their Prophets. So when I order you to do something, do it as far as you can; and when I forbid you from doing anything, eschew it.'' [Muslim Book 007, Chapter 71, Hadith # 3095].
Commentary: This Hadith brings out the following points:
1. Hajj is compulsory once in a lifetime for those who have the means for it.
2. Unnecessary questioning is disliked.
3. Those who believe in Allah and His Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) are required to do what they are ordained and abstain from what they are forbidden.
Please remember the entire ummah in your duas.
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