Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Some neighbors came to Hazrat Sha’bi and said, “We want to go for Hajj, but we have some chaste neighbors who are in need. What is your opinion? Should we give our belongings and other things to them, or should we go for Hajj?” He replied, “By Allah, the reward of charity is very great, and in my view, nothing can equal spending wealth on such occasions and places.”