Is it permissible to ask the less qualified person when the more qualified one is present?

Question : We derive from the hadith that one should not seek a ruling from or ask the less qualified person when the more qualified one is present, except out of necessity.

Answer : No, no, that is not the case, because no one precedes the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and anyone other than the Messenger is important like him. However, there is no doubt that it is a matter of proper conduct not to ask someone who has less knowledge when someone with more knowledge is present. There is no doubt that this is a matter of proper conduct. It is also a matter of proper conduct for the person asked in this situation to say, "Ask so-and-so." Yes, indeed. The name is derived from this hadith. Yahya