The Obligation of al-Hajj and al-Umrah

5. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Musa ibn al-Qasim al-Bajaliy and Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from al-‘Amrakiy ibn Ali all from Ali ibn Ja’far from his brother, , who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan, Musa عليه السلام has said that Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, made al- Hajj obligatory for people of Jaddah every year because of His words, ‘It is obligatory upon people from Allah to perform al-Hajj who are able to do so. Those who refuse must take notice that Allah is independent of all people.’ (3:96) I then asked him (the Imam); ‘Does one of us for not performing al- Hajj become an unbeliever?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘However, if he says, ‘This is not as such then he becomes one who hides the truth (an unbeliever).”’