Explanation of the Hadith: (A man should not rise from his seat for another man, but rather make room and expand)
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The Shaykh : This type of Muslim is currently the focus of the inquiry regarding what was initiated concerning sitting. There is a hadith narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim in their "Sahihayn" from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , a man should not rise from his seat for another man. The intention in this hadith is not that one should not rise in the customary manner done today, for that is also another violation of the Shari'ah, but my discussion is not about this type of violation. My discussion now is that a man is sitting in a place, and someone enters who may be a scholar, a righteous person, or a just ruler, and he deserves all honor and all respect. However, not all honor and respect is prescribed to be realized in Islam; rather, it is what is permissible honor in Islam that every Muslim should recommend for others to honor with, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith known to all present, if Allah wills, which is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1919Hasan (Darussalam). These are Islamic etiquettes that must first be known, then realized and acted upon, because the foundation of every action is knowledge . Therefore, the one who does not know that there is no deity but Allah will fall into shirk (associating partners with Allah), whether he wills it or not. Thus, knowledge precedes action. Among the etiquettes of gatherings is what came in the hadith of Ibn 'Umar mentioned earlier: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 18:273. The one who entered deserves honor, so by what does he honor him? Does the one sitting rise for him out of respect? The answer is no. But I do not want to delve into this specific detail of the issue either. However, does he rise from his seat to vacate this seat for that learned, virtuous, righteous man? The answer is also no, because of this hadith of 'Umar, this 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them both): Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 18:273. So what do we do? Make room, expand, and make room. This is explicitly stated in the Noble Qur'an: [Al-Mujadila 58:11]. Therefore, the narrator of this hadith, 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, when a man would rise for him, he would not sit. He would rise, as they say, from... from an impulse of his own soul; it was not his command to rise, nor did any of those sitting say, "Rise for the Shaykh, sit in your place." No, if he rose from an impulse of his own person, from his conscience, out of honor for this one who entered, Ibn 'Umar would not sit in that gathering. Why? Because he was the one who heard the Messenger (peace be upon him) say: . Therefore, the Muslim is the one who looks at the consequences of matters: "Whoever does not look at the consequences, the age is not his companion." If he sees that there is a person who should be honored by seating him in the seat befitting him, implementing the hadith which is also famous on the tongues of people, and indeed narrated in the introduction of "Sahih al-Imam Muslim" from 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . However, this hadith, from the perspective of hadith science, its chain is not established; therefore, it is said in hadith terminology: It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah that he said: ; because its chain is not authentic.
A man does not stand up for a man from his seat, but make room and expand.
لا يقوم الرجل للرجل من مجلسه ، ولكن تفسَّحوا وتوسَّعواHe is not one of us who does not have mercy on our young and does not respect our elders.
ليس منَّا مَن لم يرحم صغيرنا ، ويوقِّر كبيرنا ، ويعرف لعالمنا حقَّهSo know that there is no deity except Allah
فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُA man does not stand up for a man from his seat.
لا يقوم الرجل للرجل من مجلسهA man does not stand up for a man from his seat.
لا يقوم الرجل للرجل من مجلسهO you who have believed, when you are told, "Space yourselves" in assemblies, then make space; Allah will make space for you.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُوا فِي الْمَجَالِسِ فَافْسَحُوا يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْA man should not rise from his seat, but rather make room and expand
لا يقوم الرجل من مجلسه ، ولكن تفسَّحوا وتوسَّعواPlace people in their proper stations
أنزلوا الناس منازلهمPlace people in their proper stations
أنزلوا الناس منازلهم
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