It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Hajjaj bin Amr al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever suffers a broken bone or becomes lame has become free (he may leave the state of ihram), and he must perform Hajj again the following year." Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) about this, and they said that al-Hajjaj bin Amr had spoken the truth. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed two Hajjs before the Hijrah, and after the Hijrah he performed one Hajj, in which he (peace and blessings be upon him) combined Umrah with the Hajj (that is, he performed Hajj al-Qiran). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna al-Aqra' bin Habis (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Is Hajj obligatory every year? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather it is only once in a lifetime. Had I said yes, it would have become obligatory every year, and had that happened, you would neither have listened to it nor been able to obey it."