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 , "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."