Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: The Excellence of Hajj and ‘Umrah, and the Reward Thereof 41ـ ابْنُ أَبِي عُ٠َيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَا٠ِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠ِنْ سَفَرٍ أَبْلَغَ فِي لَحْ٠ٍ وَلا جِلْدٍ وَلا شَعْرٍ ٠َا أَحَدٌ يَبْلُغُهُ حَتَّى تَنَالَهُ الْ٠41.

Ibn abu ‘Umayr has narrated from Hisham ibn al-Hakam who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that no other journey affects one’s flesh, blood, skin and hair more than the journey to Makkah. No one reaches it (the journey) without facing hardships.’” حسن كالصحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (17/136))