Whenever ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbbās – Allāh be pleased with them – saw a muṣḥaf (copy of the Qurān) decorated with silver or gold he would say:
Do you tempt the thief, when its beauty is in its inside?
Abū ʿUbayd Al-Qāsim b. Sallām, Faḍāʾil Al-Qurān article 907.
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As per general repect to elders, the Salaf would let someone who is older enter first, contrary to common practice today.
An example of how the Companions understood the status of the scholars and the status of Ahl Al-Bayt.