The Ruling on Standing for a Guest
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Question:
He says: A man entered while I was in a gathering, and those present stood up for him, but I did not stand. Is it obligatory for me to stand?
Answer:
If standing is to greet him, there is no harm. If they stand to greet him, you should stand and greet him. Or if standing is to serve him because he is advanced in age or weak, so that he is supported to prevent him from falling and to help him sit in his place, there is no harm in that. As for standing to show him honor, that is not permissible. Standing to show him honor is not permissible; standing is only for greeting him or helping him.
He says: A man entered while I was in a gathering, and those present stood up for him, but I did not stand. Is it obligatory for me to stand?
Answer:
If standing is to greet him, there is no harm. If they stand to greet him, you should stand and greet him. Or if standing is to serve him because he is advanced in age or weak, so that he is supported to prevent him from falling and to help him sit in his place, there is no harm in that. As for standing to show him honor, that is not permissible. Standing to show him honor is not permissible; standing is only for greeting him or helping him.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/073 — archive.org (13:59)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.