What is the obligation of students of knowledge regarding the fierce attacks on Muslim scholars by newspaper writers?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In these days, some newspaper writers launch fierce attacks on the great scholars of the Sunnah in this land, attributing the worst qualities to them and belittling the status of our scholars. What is the obligation of students of knowledge in the face of these attacks? And what is the advice for such writers?

Answer:
Without a doubt, this is nothing new. This happened in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); the hypocrites spoke ill of the Messenger himself, attacking him (peace and blessings be upon him), and they spoke ill of the Companions and harmed the Muslims. This is not strange in our time. Without a doubt, the people of knowledge have a sanctity and a status because of the knowledge they carry and the benefit they provide to the Muslims. They must be respected, even if one of them makes a mistake, for his sanctity does not fall away. His sanctity does not fall away; rather, he is honored, elevated, and valued for his knowledge. As for these people, they are of no account. They have predecessors among the hypocrites who said many things that Allah mentioned in the Qur'an, in the Sunnah, and in the histories. What they are doing now is nothing new, and they have gained nothing, praise be to Allah. Islam is mighty, praise be to Allah, and the scholars are mighty in every time and place. They did not harm them, praise be to Allah. Yes. And if worldly harm occurs, it does not harm them.
Worldly harm comes and goes. But, praise be to Allah, their status, their position, and their knowledge remain. No, no, they are not harmed by any of it. Rather, they harm themselves. They harm themselves, and they do not harm Allah, they do not harm the Messenger, and they do not harm the people of knowledge in any way. Yes.