Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: Is Salat (Prayer) or Tawaf More Excellent? 1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ٠َاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَا٠ِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠َكَّةَ سَنَةً فَالطَّوَافُ أَفْضَلُ لَهُ ٠ِنَ الصَّلاةِ وَ٠َ سَنَتَيْنِ خَلَطَ ٠َ ثَلاثَ سِنِينَ كَانَتِ الصَّلاةُ أَفْضَلَ لَهُ ٠1.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from af-Fadf ibn Shadhan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn al-Hakam who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that for one who resides in Makkah for one year, Tawaf is more excellent than salat (prayer). One who resides in Makkah for two years should perform sometimes Tawaf and sometimes salat (prayer).

For one who resides in Makkah for three years, performing salat (prayer) is more excellent than Tawaf.” حسن كالصحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/30))