It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that when this verse was revealed: "And (due) to Allah from the people is the pilgrimage to the House, for whoever is able to find a way to it" [Surah Al Imran: 97] , the people said: O Messenger of Allah, every year? He (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. They asked again: Every year? He (peace and blessings be upon him) again remained silent. They asked a third time: 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, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "O you who believe, do not ask about things which, if they were made plain to you, would displease you." [Surah Al-Ma'idah: 101] Imam al-Hakim said: These three hadiths ought to have been recorded at the beginning of the Book of the Rites of Hajj, but that was not decreed for me (at the time), so I have recorded them here in the commentary on this verse.