Which is better for residence: Makkah or al-Madinah?

Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. Honorable Shaykh, this person is also asking a question, and he says: Which is better, staying in the Blessed Makkah or al-Madinah, with the evidence for that?

Answer:
Yes, both have merit. Staying in Makkah near al-Masjid al-Haram and the Sacred Ka'bah for tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah), and praying in al-Masjid al-Haram, where one prayer is worth one hundred thousand prayers, as is authentic in the hadith, and combining this with that, so he stays in Makkah for a time for worship, then goes to the Prophet's City (al-Madinah al-Nabawiyyah) to visit al-Masjid al-Nabawi and pray in it. He greets the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his two companions. And he prays in al-Masjid Quba.
So visiting al-Madinah for worship also has great merit. Therefore, one should not limit himself to staying in al-Madinah, nor limit himself to staying in Makkah, but rather sometimes here and sometimes there, to combine the merits. Yes.