Respecting and honoring teachers.

The Shaykh : Third: If we know that it is obligatory to fulfill the rights of the teacher, let us apply this. Let us respect the teacher so that he respects us. Many students do not respect their professors; they mock them. You will find the teacher teaching while the student is distracted, fiddling with his notebook, fiddling with the desk, talking to his companion, or putting his head on the desk and sleeping. All of this contradicts proper conduct. It is obligatory for a person to respect the teacher because he is an educator and a guide. It is also obligatory for the teacher to consider the feelings of the students, to consider their feelings by lowering himself to their level and discussing things with them, not being harsh with them, and offering them sincere speech. He should not appear before them except with noble character, because the student acquires more from the character of his teacher than from the character of his mother and father. Some teachers neglect this aspect. You will find one who comes to the students and does not care about them, as if they are cattle before him. If someone stands up to ask a question for guidance, he suppresses him and says, "Sit down." He does not allow the students to discuss with him because he fears that if they discuss with him, he will be found lacking, since he has not prepared and has not taken an interest. This is a mistake, a mistake and a betrayal of the position he holds. It is obligatory that he be before the students in a pleasing and acceptable manner so that they benefit from his knowledge, if he has knowledge.