*The First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah* The first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah are the best days of the whole year. During them, good deeds are most beloved by Allah (ﷻ) and most rewardable. Jābir Bin Abdillah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: *“The best days in the world are the Ten Days.”* [Recorded by Ibn Hibban and al-Bazzar. Verified to be authentic by al-Albānī (Saḥīḥ ul-Jami'no. 1133 and Şahih ut-Targhib wat-Tarhib no. 1150)] Some people may wonder, "Are these ten days also better than the last ten nights of Ramadan - especially since the latter contain Laylat ul-Qadr about which Allah (ﷻ) says: Laylat ul-Qadr (the Night of Decree) is better than one thousand months. [Al-Qadr 97:3] ?” The answer to this question is that, in terms of nighttime, the last ten nights of Ramadan are the best of the year. In terms of daytime, the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah are the best. [See, for example, Tuhfat ul-Ahwathi no. 757]
*No Days Better than these Ten Days* Ibn 'Abbās (رضي الله عنه) reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said about the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah: *“There are no days during which good deeds are more beloved by Allah than these (Ten) Days.”* He (ﷺ) was asked, "Not even striving for Allah's cause (jihād)?" He replied: *“Not even (physical) striving for Allah's cause - except for a man who goes out himself, taking all his wealth, and returns with none (i.e., dies and loses all for Allāh).”* [Recorded by al-Bukhārī, at-Tirmithi, and others] Ibn 'Abbās (رضي الله عنه) also reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: *“No deed is more sublime and rewardable by Allah (ﷻ) than a good deed done during the Ten Days (ending with the day) of Adhā.”* [Recorded by ad-Darimī and al-Bayhaqi. Verified to be hasan by al-Albānī (Sahih ut-Targhib wat-Tarhīb no. 1148)] 'Abdullah Bin Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: *“There are no days dur...