Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: On Issues Related to Visiting 1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ خَلاَّدٍ الْقَلانِسِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠ُ رَسُولِهِ وَحَرَ٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) الصَّلاةُ فِيهَا بِ٠ِائَةِ أَلْفِ صَلاةٍ وَالدِّرْهَ٠ِائَةِ أَلْفِ دِرْهَ٠ُ رَسُولِهِ وَحَرَ٠ِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ الله عَلَيْهِ٠َا الصَّلاةُ فِيهَا بِعَشَرَةِ آلافِ صَلاةٍ وَالدِّرْهَ٠ُ فِيهَا بِعَشَرَةِ آلافِ دِرْهَ٠ٍ وَالْكُوفَةُ حَرَ٠ُ رَسُولِهِ وَحَرَ٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) الصَّلاةُ فِيهَا بِأَلْفِ صَلاةٍ وَالدِّرْهَ٠ُ فِيهَا بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَ٠1.

Ali ibn Ibrahim and others have narrated from his father from Khalfad af-Qalanisiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Makkah is the sacred place of Allah, His messenger and ’Amir al-Mu’minin. Performing salat (prayer) therein is equal to performing one hundred thousand salat (prayer); giving one dirham charity is equal to one hundred thousand dirham charity. Al-Madinah is the sacred place of Allah, His messenger and ’Amir al-Mu’minin.

Performing salat (prayer) therein is equal to ten thousand salat (prayer) and giving one dirham charity is equal to ten thousand dirham. Al-Kufa is the sacred place of Allah, His messenger and ’Amir al-Mu’minin. Performing salat (prayer) therein is equal to one thousand salat (prayer) and giving one dirham charity is equal to one thousand dirham.” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/314))