The Doubling of Good Deeds and Bad Deeds in Makkah

Question:
He says: Shaykh, this questioner asks: Are good deeds and evil deeds multiplied in Makkah? And which is better, Makkah or al-Madinah?

Answer:
As for good deeds, they are multiplied in Makkah and elsewhere. And it is mentioned in other proofs that a good deed is multiplied up to seven hundred times, or to many times. As for an evil deed in a forbidden act, it is not multiplied; the recompense for evil deeds is like them. However, it is intensified; its sin is made heavier. So its sin in the Haram is heavier than its sin outside the Haram. Yes.