Benefits of the Hadith: (That the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed a man over Khaybar, and he brought him Janyb dates . . . ).

The Shaykh : Several benefits are derived from this hadith:
The first benefit: The permissibility of appointing one man to collect zakah and settle accounts with partners. The evidence for this is: . It is well known that the fruits of Khaybar were divided, with half for the Muslims and the other half for the Jews, on the basis of musaqah (sharecropping). However, the condition for the agent is that he must be experienced and trustworthy. As you know, these two conditions are required in every transaction entrusted to a person: that the person be experienced and trustworthy. Allah pointed to this in His Book, saying, Mighty and Majestic, regarding the ifrit from the jinn who said to Sulayman: . This is the experience, and this is the trustworthiness.
And one of the daughters of the owner of Madyan said to her father: meaning Musa, . Therefore, whoever is appointed to a job must be experienced and trustworthy.
Among the benefits of this hadith: That a difference in kind due to quality, whether good or bad, does not affect the prohibition of riba. The explanation is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in another narration: . He said to Bilal: . This means this is exactly riba, even though the value is different. Is it different or not?
The student: Different.

The Shaykh : It is different, for the bad does not equal the good in value. And yet, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited the excess between them, between the two types of dates, because they are of the same kind.
Among the benefits of this hadith: That a difference in type also does not affect the prohibition of riba. A difference in type. And I think you know the difference between type and kind?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : All dates are of the same kind, but they are of different types, for example, Sukkari, Shuqra, and Umm al-Hamam.