Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 355
Revering the Scholars and Elders, Preferring them to others and raising their Status
Arabic hadith text
وعن عمرو بن شعيب، عن أبيه ، عن جده رضي الله عنهم قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "ليس منا من لم يرحم صغيرنا، ويعرف شرف كبيرنا" ((حديث صحيح رواه أبو داود والترمذي، وقال الترمذي: حديث حسن صحيح)).
Translation
'Amr bin Shu'aib (May Allah be pleased with him)on the authority of his father who heard it from his father reported
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "He is not one of us who shows no mercy to younger ones and does not acknowledge the honour due to our elders".[At- Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud, who both classified it as Hadith Sahih].