When a ruler or a scholar enters a gathering, is it permissible to stand for him until he sits down?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: When a ruler or a scholar enters a gathering, is it permissible to stand for him until he sits in that gathering, not for the purpose of greeting him?

Answer:
Offering him the place is fine if he permits it, if he permits it, there is nothing wrong with it. However, it is disliked for him to accept it; it is disliked for him to accept it. This is because Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), when someone stood up and wanted him to sit in his place, would refuse and sit wherever the gathering ended. As for you, standing for him out of respect is fine. But as for him, he should not accept this; rather, he should sit wherever the gathering ends. Yes.