Explanation of the hadith of Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man should not stand up for another man from his seat, but rather make room and expand."

The Shaykh : Here there is a hadith narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim in their "Sahih"s from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them both). He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , The intention of this hadith is not that one should not stand up for him in the customary manner done today, because that is also another deviation from the Shari'ah, but my discussion is not about this type of deviation. 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 respect. However, not every form of honor and respect is prescribed to be implemented in Islam; rather, what is permissible honor in Islam is what is recommended for every Muslim to honor others 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): . These are Islamic etiquettes that must first be known, then implemented 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. And thus knowledge precedes action. Among the etiquettes of gatherings is what came in the hadith of Ibn 'Umar mentioned earlier: . So the one who enters deserves honor. How is he honored? Does the one sitting stand up for him out of respect? The answer is no. But I also do not want to delve into this specific detail of the issue. However, does he stand up from his seat to vacate it for that learned, virtuous, righteous man? The answer is also no, because of this hadith of al-'Umar, this 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them both): . So what do we do? And this is explicitly stated in the Noble Qur'an . Therefore, the narrator of this hadith, 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, when a man stood up for him, he would not sit down; he would stand up, as they say, from his own inclination, from a constraint of his own self. It was not that he was ordered to stand up, or that one of the people sitting said, "Stand up for the Shaykh so he can sit in your place." No, if he stood up from his own inclination, from his conscience, out of honor for the one entering, Ibn 'Umar would not sit in that seat. 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 world is not his companion." If he sees that there is a person who should be honored by giving him the seat befitting him, implementing a hadith that is also famous on the tongues of people, and narrated in the "Introduction to the Sahih of Imam Muslim" from 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), she said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . However, this hadith, from the perspective of hadith methodology, its chain is not established. Therefore, in hadith terminology, it is said: "It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah that he said: " because its chain is not authentic. Many of the hadiths attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are not authentic from the perspective of hadith methodology, yet much of their meaning is acceptable and correct. This is a lot, like, for example, some plaques used to decorate walls, such as "The head of wisdom is the fear of Allah." This is narrated as a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but it is not authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). However, it is a place of wisdom. Is it permissible to attribute to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) every saying that contains wisdom, a lesson, or an admonition? The answer is no.