<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) It is disliked for one to present some valuable information when there is among the present those who are older and more knowledgeable.<br> 2) Youngsters should be raised on the principle of respecting and venerating those who are old so that they would be polite as they grow up.<br> 3) The juniors among the Companions of Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) acknowledged the honor of their seniors. They knew that they were on the right way as long as they received knowledge from their seniors.<br> <br> <b>Benefit:</b><br> The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Blessing lies with their seniors.” [Narrated by Al-Hākim on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him and his father)]<br> This is a prophetic approach that should be adopted in all aspects of life, whether those related to knowledge or practice. A person with seniority in knowledge and age should be given precedence over those below him in knowledge and age. The only reason why we are suffering from instability and confusion nowadays is that we have deviated from that great methodology, and leadership has been assumed by juniors instead of seniors. May Allah be pleased with Al-Fārūq ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb as he said: “I know when would people be good and when they would be evil: when Fiqh is communicated by a young man, the old will disdain to follow him, but when it is communicated by a senior, the young will follow him, so both of them are guided.” [Narrated by Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr in his book Jāmi‘ Bayān al-‘Ilm wa Fadhlih]