Al-Ash'ari said, "Part of respect for Allah is to show
respect to an old Muslim and to someone who knows the Qur'an, as long as he does not go to excess in it nor turn away from it, and to respect a just ruler."


Grade : Hasan (Al-Albani)
Reference : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 357
In-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 5
English translation : Book 18, Hadith 35