Is the beginning with the right hand or with the elder?

Question:
The questioner says: The hadiths appear to contradict each other regarding whether to begin with the right hand or with the elder.

Answer:
Something larger. The elder in age, I mean. His intention is regarding something other than wudu, I mean. We are talking about wudu now. He went to the gatherings, yes. If a person sitting there takes something and drinks, or takes perfume, he gives it to the person on his right when he is finished with it. He gives it to the person on his right. This is how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did it when he drank (peace and blessings be upon him). There was a Bedouin on his right and Abu Bakr al-Siddiq on his left, so he gave it to the Bedouin on his right. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "This is the Sunnah," or as it was reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him), that he gives to the person on his right. Yes.