Strive to be fair and just when dealing with others

This hadith teaches us the importance of fairness in our dealings with others. Allah's Messenger instructed a man from Banu 'Adi al-Ansari to collect revenue from Khaibar and when he came back with a fine quality of dates, the Prophet asked if all the dates were like this. The man replied that they weren't and that they bought one sa' of fine quality for two sa's out of total output including even inferior quality dates. The Prophet then said not to do this but to exchange like for like or sell the inferior quality and buy with its price which would make up the measure. This hadith teaches us about fairness in our dealings with others as we should not take advantage by exchanging goods or services which are unequal in value. We must always strive to be fair and just when dealing with others so as to maintain peace and harmony in society.