What is the ruling if a man stands up from his seat to let an elderly man sit down?
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The questioner : ... standing up in his presence .
The student : Peace be upon you, may I have your permission, my Shaykh, no harm.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : You mean that a man stands up from his seat for the one entering.
The questioner : Yes, that is what I mean.
The Shaykh : Not in his presence.
The questioner: This.
The Shaykh : No, the hadith is general.
The questioner : The one with gray hair is not an exception.
The Shaykh : Never, never is anyone an exception this is the compulsion.
The questioner : Even if the place is narrow, meaning there is no room to spread out.
The Shaykh : Nor...
The questioner : The assembly is full.
The Shaykh : How can there be no room? You do not make it narrow, do not make narrow what Allah has made spacious. If it is an old man who cannot stand, for example, or sit in the last place as sometimes happens with large vehicles, buses, an old man enters and all the seats are reserved, so he shifts from side to side. If one of the seated stands up for him because of his old age, it is permissible, but for the sake of honor, it is not.
The questioner : Because of his old age, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, but do not make it narrow.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
Let no man stand up from his place...
لا يقومَنَّ الرجل من مكانه ...The student : Peace be upon you, may I have your permission, my Shaykh, no harm.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : You mean that a man stands up from his seat for the one entering.
The questioner : Yes, that is what I mean.
The Shaykh : Not in his presence.
The questioner: This.
The Shaykh : No, the hadith is general.
The questioner : The one with gray hair is not an exception.
The Shaykh : Never, never is anyone an exception
A man should not rise from his seat, but rather make room and expand
لا يقوم الرجل من مجلسه ، ولكن تفسَّحوا وتوسَّعواThe questioner : Even if the place is narrow, meaning there is no room to spread out.
The Shaykh : Nor...
The questioner : The assembly is full.
The Shaykh : How can there be no room? You do not make it narrow, do not make narrow what Allah has made spacious. If it is an old man who cannot stand, for example, or sit in the last place as sometimes happens with large vehicles, buses, an old man enters and all the seats are reserved, so he shifts from side to side. If one of the seated stands up for him because of his old age, it is permissible, but for the sake of honor, it is not.
The questioner : Because of his old age, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, but do not make it narrow.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
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