´Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunaif said:` concerning the Verse in which Allah, the Mighty and Subline, says: And do not aim at that which is bad to spend from it." [2] This refers to had quality dates. The Messenger of Allah forbade taking bad quality dates as Sadaqah.
Hadith Referenceسنن نسائي / كتاب الزكاة / 2494
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده حسن
´It was narrated that 'Awf bin Malik said:` "The Messenger of Allah came out with a stick in his hand, and a man had hung up a bunch of dry and bad dates. He started hitting that bunch of dates and said: 'I wish that the one who gave this Sadaqah had given something better than this, for the one who gave these dry, bad dates will eat dry, bad dates on the Day of Resurrection."'
Hadith Referenceسنن نسائي / كتاب الزكاة / 2495
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:حسن | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده حسن
Hadith Takhrij«سنن ابی داود/الزکاة16 (1608)، سنن ابن ماجہ/الزکاة19 (1821)، (تحفة الأشراف: 10914)، مسند احمد (6/23، 28) (حسن)»