Chapter on Virtues of Hajj
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 2
وَ لَمَّا صُدَّ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ مَيِّلٌ يَعْنِي كَثِيرَ اَلْمَالِ وَ إِنِّي فِي بَلَدٍ لَيْسَ يُصْلِحُ مَالِي غَيْرِي فَأَخْبِرْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ بِشَيْءٍ إِنْ أَنَا صَنَعْتُهُ كَانَ لِي مِثْلُ أَجْرِ اَلْحَاجِّ فَقَالَ لَهُ «اُنْظُرْ إِلَى اَلْجَبَلِ » يَعْنِي أَبَا قُبَيْسٍ «لَوْ أَنْفَقْتَ مِثْلَ هَذَا ذَهَباً تَتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَا أَدْرَكْتَ أَجْرَ اَلْحَاجِّ ».
When the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, was prevented from completing his journey (at Hudaybiyyah), a man came to him and said: "O Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, I am a wealthy man, and I reside in a place where none but I can manage my wealth properly. Inform me of something that, if I do it, will grant me the same reward as a pilgrim." The Prophet replied: "Look at that mountain," referring to Mount Abu Qubays, "Even if you were to spend in charity the equivalent of this mountain in gold for the sake of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, Mighty and Majestic, you would not attain the reward of a pilgrim."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh