Advice for those who speak ill of the established scholars from among the young students of knowledge?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Our Shaykh, some of the young students of knowledge speak ill of the established scholars in knowledge. What is your advice for these people?

Answer:
They should fear Allah the Exalted and know that this speech is evil for them and for others. The first thing is that it is backbiting, and backbiting is a major sin, one of the major sins. And backbiting of whom?
Backbiting of the scholars who are the role models. Second, this leads to having a bad opinion of the scholars and a lack of trust in their words. When that happens, a separation occurs between the common people and the scholars. When that happens, the wicked intervene, and that is their intention. Their intention is to isolate the community from the scholars so that they can spread their poison in the community.
That is the intention. So the youth should be aware of these people, beware of them, and keep close to the scholars wherever they find them. They should stay with them, take knowledge from them, and ask them questions. Yes.