الكافي- ط الاسلامية, volume 4, page 257

23. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from Yunus ibn Ya’qub from his uncle, ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman from Sa‘id al-Samman who has said the following: “I would perform Hajj every year. One year in which people suffered severe hardships, my people told me to consider my performing Hajj that year; that I should instead of spending for Hajj, give it in charity. It can be more beneficial than performing Hajj. I then asked them, ‘Do you think that is right?’ They replied, ‘Yes, that is true.’ That year I gave my expenses for Hajj in charity and stayed home. I saw a dream during the night on the ninth of Dhu al-Hajjah and said, ‘By Allah I will not do what I have done and I will not neglect performing Hajj.’ Next year I went to performing Hajj and when I arrived in Mina I saw abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), in whose presence people had gathered. I went near him and asked him, “Please tell me about a man.” I told him of my story. Then I asked, ‘Which one is better. Performing Hajj or charity?”” He (the Imam) said, ‘Charity is very good - three times.’ I then said, ‘That is true but which one is better?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘What prevents one of you to do both?’ I replied, ‘His belongings are not sufficient for both.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If he wants to spend ten for Hajj, he can spend five out of this for Hajj and give the other five as charity or reduce some of his expenses for Hajj and spend what he has cut down in charity for which he earns rewards.’ I then asked, ‘Will it do it if he did so?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Where can he have something like Hajj’ - he said it three times - ‘one comes out of his house and gives in charity a part of it until he arrives in the Sacred Masjid, performs an obligatory Tawaf, then goes to the station of Ibrahim to say two Rak‘at salat (prayer). An angel comes and stands on his left side. When he completes salat (prayer) the angel taps on his shoulder saying, “O so and so, your sins of the past are forgiven and for the future you can work assiduously.’””

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

24. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from abu Ayyub from abu Hamzah al-Thumafiy who has said the following: “A man once said to Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), ‘You have given up Jihad because it is harsh, but you have attached yourself to Hajj because it is comfortable.’ He (the Imam) who was leaning sat up straight and said, ‘Fie upon you. Have you not heard what the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, said during his farewell pilgrimage during his stay in ‘Arafat, and it was about sunset. The Messenger of Allah said, ‘O Bilal, ask people to remain silent.’ When people became silent the Messenger of Allah said, ‘Your Lord has granted you favors on this day. He has granted forgiveness to the individuals of good deeds, and has made the ones of good deed to intercede for the ones of evil deeds. You can leave now with your sins forgiven.’ Narrators other than abu Hamzah al-Thumaliy have mentioned that the Imam additionally said, ‘Except those who are of individuals of al-Tabi‘at (acts that require investigation).’ Allah is just. He brings to justice the stronger ones who wrong the weaker ones. On the night of al-Jam‘ he continued quietly speaking to his Lord and asked Him for forgiveness for the individuals of al-Tabi‘at. When he stayed in Jam‘ he said to Bilal. ‘You should ask people to remain silent.’ When people became silent he (the Messenger of Allah) said, ‘Your Lord has granted you favors on this day. He has forgiven the individuals of good deeds among you. He has made the individuals of good deeds among you to intercede on behalf of the individuals of evil deeds. You now may leave with your sins forgiven and He has made an undertaking in favor of the individuals of al- Tabi‘at (people liable for the rights of others) to be happy with them.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.