Standing for an Elderly Person When He Arrives
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Regarding standing for an elderly person when he arrives, is it prohibited?
Answer:
Standing to greet someone is permissible. You stand to greet him and face him; there is nothing wrong with that. However, if you stand out of respect for him without greeting him, and you only stand out of respect for him, and then he sits, this is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Regarding standing for an elderly person when he arrives, is it prohibited?
Answer:
Standing to greet someone is permissible. You stand to greet him and face him; there is nothing wrong with that. However, if you stand out of respect for him without greeting him, and you only stand out of respect for him, and then he sits, this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل وإذا تدبرت الشريعة وجدتها قد أتت بسد الذرائع إلى المحرمات — islamhouse.com (56:32)
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