Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 13659 — Charity, freeing slaves and Hajj

One of al-Sha'bi's neighbours came to him and said: "I have prepared to set out for Hajj, but I have neighbours who are needy and chaste. What is your opinion: should I give my travel hire and provisions to them, or go on my way to Hajj?" He said: "By Allah, the reward of charity is very great, but in my view nothing at all can equal a standing at one of those stations (of Hajj)."