| 'Jibreel () instructed me to give precedence to the elderly.' (As-Silsilah as-Saheehah)
In the hadeeth of Rafi' b. Khadeej () and Sahl b. Abi Harthmah, Abdurrahman b. Sahl () who was the youngest among his people started to talk before the elderly who were in his company. The Prophet () said:
'Let the elderly talk.' (Abu Dawood)
Al-Muhallab, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
'Precedence should be given to the elder as long as they are not seated. If the people are seated, then in that case the Sunnah is to give precedence to those who are seated to the right.' (Al-A’haad wal-Ma’thaani)
Sheik Al-Albani, may Allah have mercy on him, mentioned the hadeeth of Abdullah b. Abi Habeebah () in which Abdullah was asked: 'What have you learnt from the Prophet ()?' He said: 'The Prophet () came to Masjid Qubaa while I was a child, and I sat on his right side and Abu Bakr () sat to his left. He then asked for something to drink and he handed it to me (after he finished drinking from it) for I was sitting to his right. He then stood up and prayed, he prayed with his shoes on.'
Sheik Al-Albani, may Allah have mercy on him, said in this there is a proof that the one who is serving should start from his right side, even if he is not the eldest or most knowledgeable of those in the circle.
It was narrated that the Prophet () drank something, and a Bedouin was to his right, and Abu Bakr () was to his left and Umar () was seated in front of him. Umar () beckoned the Messenger of Allah () to give the drink to Abu Bakr () but he refused and gave it to the Bedouin. He () then said:
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