What does the Prophet ﷺ mean by saying, "Blessing is with your elders"?
Blessing is with your elders. And goodness.
Among the elders. And the elders are two types.
Elders in knowledge because of their knowledge of the Book and Sunnah.
Even if they are young in age.
Blessing is with them.
So wherever you find a scholar of the Book and the Sunnah.
He teaches the Qur'an and the Sunnah and teaches the way of the Salaf.
the righteous Salaf (RA) Then know that he is a senior.
Then, as for these scholars, blessing is with their seniors.
Blessing is with their seniors.
So anyone
who truly calls to the Book and Sunnah.
And the sign of truthfulness is the Salaf's way. They are seniors.
Then these seniors.
They vary according to age and knowledge.
And the second type is the elders in age.
Even if they had no knowledge.
Blessing is with these people. And goodness is with them.
For even if they missed out on religious knowledge.
They did not miss the wisdom they learned from worldly life.
Therefore, brothers, the people of whims
disparage the senior scholars and the elderly.
Because they know.
that senior scholars cut off their path of doubts.
And that those advanced in age.
They guide the youth to goodness by instinct and experience.
Nowadays some elders condemn what is happening.
Rebelling against the ruler and maligning him.
Not because they have knowledge, but from the wisdom of years.
So when the people of desires knew.
that the strong barrier preventing them from seizing the youth is only the elders.
They attacked them. So they attacked the scholars.
They labeled and vilified them. They made people shun them.
And they made the young shun the elders.
They say: your father is old but he's a layman.
Stay with the youth.
Until the young man goes in to his father, showing him no regard.
His father says to him, 'My son, my son,' He thinks: poor man, he knows nothing.
Then the people of whims snatch him.
Now some youths enter their parents' home like lions.
His mom.
And his father too is seated; if he greets them both, fine.
Then he goes to his room until he leaves to meet the youths.
By Allah, this is what people of whims do.
As for Ahl al-Sunnah, they enjoin sticking with the elders.
Sticking with senior scholars.
And staying with elders, learning from their experience and honoring them.
By Allah, only a noble person honors elders; the vile disgrace them.
And blessing is with the elders.
In knowledge and in age.
So whoever wants blessing, let him keep to the senior scholars.
And let him be with the elders, respectful to them, honoring them.
knowing their worth. And Allah ﷻ is Most High, Most Knowing.