Combining the Virtue of Jihad and the Virtue of the Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah honor you, how do we reconcile the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), which states that jihad is the most important voluntary act, with the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the obligation of fasting in the ten days of Dhul Hijjah, that they are the most important deeds? A man said, “What about jihad in the cause of Allah?” He said, “What about jihad, except for a man who goes out with his person and his wealth and does not return with anything from it.”

Answer:
Jihad is superior in general terms, and these ten days are superior in specific terms. That is, in specific terms, it is only these ten days. When the ten days end, the virtue ends. But jihad is always the best of deeds.