Another chain reports a similar hadith.

“TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever intends to perform Hajj,lethim hasten to do so, for he may fall sick, lose his mount, or befacedwith some need.’”

“When the following was revealed:“AndHajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House (Ka’bah) is a duty thatmankind owes to Allah, for whoever can bear the way.” [3:97] Theyasked: ‘O Messenger of Allah, is Hajj every year?’ He remainedsilent.They asked: ‘Is it every year?’ He said: ‘No. If I hadsaid yes, itwould have become obligatory.’ Then the following wasrevealed: “O youwho believe! Ask not about things which, if madeplain to you, maycause you trouble.’” [5:101]

“They said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah, is Hajj (required) every year?’ He said: ‘If I were to sayyes,it would have become obligatory, and if it were to becomeobligatory,you would not (be able to) do it, and if you did not doit you wouldbe punished.’”

“O Messenger of Allah, is Hajj (required) every year,orjust once” He said: “Rather it is just once. And whoever canperform Hajj voluntarily, let him do so.”

Another chain reports a similar hadith.

“Fromone‘Umrah to another is an expiation for the sins that came inbetweenthem, and Hajj Mabrur (an accepted Hajj) brings no less areward thanParadise.”

“Whoever performs Hajj to this House, and does not have sexualrelations nor commit any disobedience, will go back like the day hismother bore him.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ)performedHajj on an old saddle, wearing a cloak that was worth fourDirham orless. Then he said: ‘O Allah, a Hajj in which there is noshowingoff nor reputation sought.’”

“We were with the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) between Makkah and Al-Madinah, and we passed through avalley. He said: ‘What valley is this?’ They said: ‘AzraqValley.’ Hesaid: ‘It is as if I can see Musa (as) – and hementioned somethingabout the length of his hair, which Dawud (one ofthe narrators) didnot remember – ‘putting his fingers in hisears and raising his voiceto Allah reciting the Talbiyah, passingthrough this valley.’ Then wetraveled on until we came to a narrowpass, and he said: ‘What pass isthis?’ They said: ‘ThaniyyatHarsha’ or ‘Laft.’ He said: ‘It is as ifI can see Yunus, ona red she-camel, wearing a woollen cloak andholding the reins of hisshe-camel, woven from palm fibres, passingthrough this valley,reciting the Talbiyah.’”

“The pilgrims performing Hajj and ‘Umrah are a delegation toAllah. If they call upon Him, He will answer them; and if they askforHis forgiveness, He will forgive them.”

“The onewhofights in the cause of Allah, and the pilgrim performing Hajj and‘Umrah are a delegation to Allah. He invited them, so theyrespondedto Him, and they ask Him and He gives to them.”

“O younger brother, give us a share of yoursupplication,and do not forget us.”

“Do youintend to perform Hajj this year?” He said: “Yes.”She said: “Pray toAllah for us to grant us goodness, for theProphet (ﷺ) used to say:‘The supplication of a man for hisbrother in his absence will beanswered. By his head there is anangel who says Amin to hissupplication, and every time he prays forhis brother, he says: “Amin,and the same for you.’” He said:“Then I went out to the marketplacewhere I met Abu Darda’, andhe told me something similar from theProphet (ﷺ).”

“A man stood up and said to theProphet (ﷺ): ‘O Messenger of Allah! What makes Hajj obligatory?’Hesaid: ‘Provision and a mount.’ He said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah, what isthe (real) Hajj?’ He said: ‘The one withdishevelled hair and noperfume.’ Another (man) stood up and said:‘O Messenger of Allah, whatis the (real) Hajj?’ He said:‘Raising one’s voice and slaughteringthe sacrificial animal.’”

“Provision and a mount,” meaning, about Allah’s saying:“Whoevercan bear the way.” [3:97]

“No woman should travel the distance of three days or more,unlessshe is with her father, brother, son, husband or a Mahram.”

“It isnotpermissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day totravel for more than one day’s distance without a Mahram.”

“A Bedouin came to the Prophet(ﷺ) and said: ‘I have enlisted for such and such a militarycampaignand my wife is going for Hajj.’ He said: ‘Go back withher.’”