The ruling on standing out of respect for someone who passes by near you
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man passed by me while I was sitting, so I stood up out of respect for him, not to greet him. Is there anything wrong with that?
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible for you to stand out of respect for him; rather, you stand to greet him. As for standing out of respect for him, if he likes this, then it is a great sin, as inSunan Abi Dawud 5229Sahih (Al-Albani). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man passed by me while I was sitting, so I stood up out of respect for him, not to greet him. Is there anything wrong with that?
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible for you to stand out of respect for him; rather, you stand to greet him. As for standing out of respect for him, if he likes this, then it is a great sin, as in
Let him who likes people to stand up before him prepare his place in Hell.
مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَمْثُلَ لَهُ الرِّجَالُ قِيَامًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل فيما في الشرك والزنا واللواطة من الخبث — islamhouse.com (59:40)
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