Is a man who lives in front of the Haram and always prays, performs 'Umrah, and makes Hajj there equal in reward to another man who lives in Morocco and wishes to live near the Haram to perform those acts of worship, and cries out of sorrow for missing out on that, and sincerely supplicates to God for it?

A sincere intention earns the reward of the doer, even if the action is missed. If the intention is sincere and Allah knows the servant's earnest desire to perform the action, and that he would have done it if he were able, He will grant him the ranks and reward of those who performed the deed. Ahmad, Al-Tirmidhi, and Ibn Majah narrated the hadith of Abu Kabshah Al-Anmari, which states that the servant whom Allah has given knowledge but not wealth, and who is sincere in his intention, says, "If I had wealth, I would do what so-and-so does." He is rewarded according to his intention, so their rewards are equal. In the Sahih, from the hadith of Anas, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said during a military campaign: "Indeed, there are people in Medina behind us; we did not traverse a mountain pass or a valley except that they were with us in it, detained by their excuse." The equality of reward in the hadith of Abu Kabshah is interpreted as referring to the basic reward for the action, not its multiplication. Multiplication is specific to those who actually perform the action, as stated by Ibn Rajab and Ibn Uthaymin.