What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Whoever eats seven dates in the morning, no harm will befall him from a devil”

The questioner : He says: I would like you, from your honor, to clarify for us the authenticity of this hadith? What? To clarify for me the authenticity of this hadith .

The Shaykh : This hadith is authentic, but the dates in some wordings of this hadith are restricted to Ajwa dates, and in another wording they are from the dates of al-Ha’i’ah. So some scholars adopted this restriction and said that it does not benefit unless it is from the dates of al-Ha’i’ah and Ajwa, and some did not adopt this restriction and considered seven dates in general. We say that if you eat seven dates in the morning, if the hadith is general, then you have hit the mark, and if it is not general, then that does not harm you because you ate what contains nutritious food. Dates are distinguished by being food, fruit, and sweet, all of which are beneficial for the body.