Musnad Abi Ya'la 2090 — the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: There are no

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are no days more virtuous in the sight of Allah Almighty than the (first) ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Are these days more virtuous even than fighting in the path of Allah for the same number of days?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They are more virtuous even than jihad in the path of Allah for the same number of days, except for a man who (falls on the battlefield and) has his face covered in dust. And there is no day more virtuous with Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, than the day of Arafah. Allah Almighty descends to the lowest heaven and boasts about the people of the earth before the inhabitants of the heaven (the angels), saying: Look at these servants of Mine, who have come dishevelled and covered in dust, in the burning sun, from every distant pass. They have seen neither My mercy nor My punishment. So I have not seen a day on which more people are freed from the Fire of Hell than the day of Arafah."