الكافي- ط الاسلامية, volume 4, page 259

28. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jundab who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ’ Al-Hajj is Jihad (hard work for the cause of Allah) of the weak people.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), then placed his hand on his chest and said, ‘We are the weak people, (we) are weak.’”

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

29. Several of our companions narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn Abi Hamzah, from Ibrahim ibn Maymun, who said: I said to Abu Abdillah al-Sadiq (as), "I go for Hajj one year, and my partner goes the next year." He (Abu Abdullah) asked, "What prevents you from performing Hajj, O Ibrahim?" I replied, "I am not free to do so, may I be your ransom, so I give 500 in charity instead." He said, "Hajj is better." I said, "What if I give 1,000?" He said, "Hajj is better." I said, "1,500?" He said, "Hajj is better." I said, "2,000?" He said, "Does your 2,000 include circumambulation of the Ka'bah?" I said, "No." He asked, "Does it include the Sa'y between Safa and Marwah?" I said, "No." He asked, "Does it include standing at Arafat?" I said, "No." He asked, "Does it include stoning the pillars?" I said, "No." He asked, "Does it include the rituals of Hajj?" I said, "No." He said, "Then Hajj is better."

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

30. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Ibrahim ibn Maymun told him that he was once sitting in the meeting of abu Hanifah. A man came and asked him (abu Hanifah), ‘What do you think of a man who has performed Hajjahta al-Islam? Is al-Hajj better or setting free of a slave?’ He (abu Hanifah) replied, ‘No, setting free a slave is better.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), then said, ‘He (abu Hanifah) by Allah, has spoken a lie and has committed a sin. One Hajj is better than setting free of a slave’ . . .he counted up to ten slaves, then he said, ‘Fie upon him; in what kind of setting free of slaves is Tawaf around the House, Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah, staying in ‘Arafat, shaving one’s head and throwing pebbles on al-Jamarat? Had this been true, people would cancel performing al-Hajj altogether; and were they to do it, the Imam would force them to perform al-Hajj whether they liked or disliked it; this House is established for al-Hajj.’”

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