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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه
Musnad of Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)
مُسْنَدُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
Musnad of Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)
Musnad Abi Ya'la 542 — when this blessed verse was revealed
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ وَرْدَانَ الْأَسَدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي الْبَخْتَرِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حَجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا} [آل عمران: 97]، قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَفِي كُلِّ عَامٍ؟ فَسَكَتَ، ثُمَّ قَالُوا: فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ؟ قَالَ: " لَا، وَلَوْ قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ لَوَجَبَتْ "، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِنْ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ} [المائدة: 101] إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when this blessed verse was revealed: "And pilgrimage to the House is a duty owed to Allah by the people, for whoever is able to find a way to it" [Al Imran: 97], the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), is it obligatory to perform Hajj every year?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. They asked again: "Every year?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No; and had I said 'yes', it would have become obligatory every year." Then Allah, Glorified and Exalted, revealed this verse: "O you who believe, do not ask about things which, if they were made plain to you, would distress you" [al-Ma'idah: 101], to the end of the verse.
