While there is no clear or specific text regarding this, it should be noted that Hajj involves many, many aspects – everything from how hard one works to acquire the halal finances to go to Hajj, to the effort they put into going there, to how it is performed every step of the way.

 

A person who lives in Makkah and performs Hajj every year may find themselves walk away empty-handed each time due to a shortcoming on their part; similarly, someone who travels many hundreds of thousands of miles to perform Hajj may also discover that their Hajj counted for nothing.

 

On a positive note, however, the general ruling in Islam is that the greater the effort or hardship that one endures for the sake of worshipping Allah, obeying Him and pleasing Him, the greater the reward.

 

The analogy is similar to that which was mentioned by RasulAllah when he said that the one who experiences difficulty in reciting the Qur’an receives double the reward of someone who is easily proficient at it.