The ruling on the claim that the younger scholars are more knowledgeable than the elders

Question:
Some people say, "Stick to the scholars who are aware of the reality; in fact, stick to them because they are more familiar with the reality and the fiqh than our senior scholars." Is this statement correct?

Answer:
How could they be senior scholars if they do not know the reality? One is not among the senior scholars unless he knows the reality, applies events to the evidence, and knows their rulings. This is what makes one a senior scholar. As for the one who does not know the reality, he is not among the senior scholars. So there is complete truth in this statement. One is not among the senior scholars unless he knows the Book and the Sunnah, knows the reality, applies the reality to the evidence, and knows its rulings.
This is what makes one among the people of knowledge and the senior scholars. As for the one who does not know the reality, and does not know anything of the Sunnah, he has no knowledge.
Many people know what is happening in the world in terms of wars and... and they know what comes out of people, but they do not know its ruling in the Shari'ah. They do not know its ruling. They have information about what is happening, but they do not have knowledge of the Islamic sciences.
So one should not pay attention to his words. If he had knowledge, he would not have made this statement. He did not make this statement except because he does not know the status of the scholars. He thinks that the scholars are those who look into what is happening among people in terms of wars and politics and... and they abandon seeking knowledge and abandon referring to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger. Yes.