“There are no days on which good deeds are greater or more beloved to Allah than on these ten days. So say a great deal of tasbeeh, tahmeed, tahleel, and takbeer during them.”
“By the dawn; by the ten nights.”
Allah swore an oath by these ten days in the Quran. An oath in the Quran is always by something of supreme importance. The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah are — according to the majority of scholars — the best days of the entire year, surpassing even the last ten nights of Ramadan in the reward for good deeds (though Ramadan nights are superior for worship at night).
Why Are These Days the Best of the Year?
Several factors combine to make Dhul Hijjah's first ten days uniquely powerful:
- They include the Day of Arafah (9th) — the greatest day of the year, when Allah frees more people from Hellfire than any other day.
- They include Eid ul Adha (10th) — the Festival of Sacrifice, the most beloved day to Allah of all days in the year according to some narrations.
- They are the days during which Hajj — the most physically demanding act of worship — is performed by millions of pilgrims.
- Good deeds performed during these days are more beloved to Allah than good deeds performed at any other time. (Bukhari)