Which is better: charity and prayer in the days of Ramadan, or charity and prayer in the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah?

The questioner : A man gave charity of one dirham in the ten days of Ramadan, and another gave one dirham in the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah. Which is better?

The Shaykh : The first one is in Ramadan, and the second is in the last ten days of Hajj. Now, two men are disputing with us: one says that charity should be given in the last ten days of Ramadan, and the other says it should be given in the last ten days of Hajj. To whom do we refer? To whom? To Allah and the Messenger. We referred it to the Messenger and found him saying: So, which one is correct? The one who said that giving charity in the last ten days of Dhul-Hijjah is better. Did you hear, my brother? May Allah bless you. Now, if a man prayed two rak'ahs in the last ten days of Ramadan, and another man prayed two rak'ahs in the last ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, which is better? The second or the first? The second. By Allah, this is strange for the common people; it is strange for the common people. How can you make righteous deeds in the last ten days of Dhul-Hijjah better than righteous deeds in the last ten days of Ramadan? This is strange for the common people, but it is not strange for the people of knowledge. Therefore, I say that it is obligatory for the people of knowledge to clarify to the common people that righteous deeds in the last ten days of Dhul-Hijjah are more beloved to Allah than deeds at any other time. This is unknown to the common people because they are not reminded of it except rarely. Now, if a man said "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar" in the last ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, and another said it in the last ten days of Ramadan, which is better? Which is better? The first. Yes, the first. And so you should judge other cases, and among that is also