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Is it good to do more than one hajj or is it better to do only one hajj?
Praise be to Allah.
With regard to what is obligatory, Hajj is only required once in a lifetime . Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) addressed us and said: “O people, Allah has enjoined Hajj on you, so perform Hajj.” A man said: “Is it every year, O Messenger of Allah?” He remained silent until (the man) said it three times. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “If I said yes it would be obligatory and you would not be able to do it.” Then he said: “Be content what I leave with you, for those who came before you were destroyed because they asked too many questions and argued with their Prophets. If I tell you to do something then do as much of it as you can, and if I tell you not to do something then abstain from it.” (Narrated by Muslim, 1337)
Ibn 'Abbas narrated that al-Aqra’ ibn Habis asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): “O Messenger of Allah, is Hajj every year or just once?” He said: “It is only once, and whoever does more than that, it is a voluntary (act of worship).” (Narrated by Abu Dawud, 1721; classed as sahih by al-Albani)
With regard to what is preferable, the more a Muslim does of Hajj , the better, even if he can do Hajj every year. There are reports which encourage doing Hajj a great deal, such as the following:
And Allah knows best.