The hadith of Mu'awiyah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
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The Shaykh : In *Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah* there is a hadith which states: Mu'awiyah entered a room in which were Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr and Abdullah ibn 'Amir. Ibn 'Amir stood up, while Ibn al-Zubayr remained seated, and he was the more experienced of the two. Mu'awiyah said, “Sit down, O Ibn 'Amir, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) say Sunan Abi Dawud 5229Sahih (Al-Albani) The wording is that of al-Tahawi. I mentioned another incident when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon the Companions, and they did not stand for him despite their love for him, because of what they knew of his dislike of that. The question is: Is it inferred from these two incidents that it is permissible to stand for shaking hands and returning the greeting? But it is obligatory for the one who enters to shake hands with those who stood for him to dislike that from them and not love it, and not... as if he should forbid them from standing for him, meaning that he should sit for the conversation.
The questioner : He means
The Shaykh : That is, it is intended by the hadith that the one for whom people stand should dislike their standing for him, but he does not forbid people from standing for him. And is the intended meaning of “people”... all of them, Muslims and disbelievers, but he does not forbid people from standing for him.
The questioner asks: Do we infer from these two incidents that it is permissible to stand for shaking hands? From where is it inferred from the two incidents that standing for shaking hands is permissible? No mention was made of such permissible standing; no mention of this standing was found in either of the two hadiths. As for this hadith of al-Bukhari in *al-Adab al-Mufrad*Sunan Abi Dawud 5229Sahih (Al-Albani), it undoubtedly concerns the one who loves for people to stand for him; it has no relation to standing for the one who enters from the speaker, but rather the hadith’s relation is to the one who loves standing. That is, there is an entrant and a seated person, so the hadith concerns the entrant who loves for the seated person to stand, and does not concern the entrant who does not love standing, let alone concern the seated person or the seated people... The second hadith was mentioned by the questioner, and it is the hadith of Anas ibn Malik who said: “No one was more beloved to them than the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and they did not stand for him because of what they knew of his dislike of that”. So this hadith has a relation to the entrant and the seated person, and the relation here is in terms of the negation of standing, meaning the entrant dislikes standing and the seated person does not stand for this entrant. So from where do we take from the hadith the permissibility of standing for the greeting? It is not mentioned. The first hadith is clear because its relation is to the entrant who loves standing. The second hadith’s relation is to the entrant and the seated person; the entrant dislikes standing absolutely, and the seated person submits to this dislike and does not stand.
So there is no place for this standing here at all. It is said, or it can be said: Is it permissible to stand for shaking hands? This is a question that is asked, and we say: Standing for shaking hands was not transmitted, and the dislike of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) for standing by the seated people is an absolute dislike. Therefore, there is no need to stand for the sake of shaking hands, especially since shaking hands is facilitated from the entrant to the seated person, particularly if he is sitting on a chair. So there is nothing that justifies such standing for shaking hands only. So, on this basis, the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I said, my brother, I answered this and that. I said, especially if we are sitting on chairs. Whether we are sitting on the ground or we are sitting on chairs, shaking hands is facilitated. But I said, it is even more facilitated if we are sitting on chairs. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
Let him who likes people to stand up before him prepare his place in Hell.
من أحب أن يتمثل الناس له قياما فليتبوّأ مقعده من النارThe questioner : He means
The Shaykh : That is, it is intended by the hadith that the one for whom people stand should dislike their standing for him, but he does not forbid people from standing for him. And is the intended meaning of “people”... all of them, Muslims and disbelievers, but he does not forbid people from standing for him.
The questioner asks: Do we infer from these two incidents that it is permissible to stand for shaking hands? From where is it inferred from the two incidents that standing for shaking hands is permissible? No mention was made of such permissible standing; no mention of this standing was found in either of the two hadiths. As for this hadith of al-Bukhari in *al-Adab al-Mufrad*
Let him who likes people to stand up before him prepare his place in Hell.
من أحب أن يتمثل الناس له قياما فليتبوأ مقعده من النارSo there is no place for this standing here at all. It is said, or it can be said: Is it permissible to stand for shaking hands? This is a question that is asked, and we say: Standing for shaking hands was not transmitted, and the dislike of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) for standing by the seated people is an absolute dislike. Therefore, there is no need to stand for the sake of shaking hands, especially since shaking hands is facilitated from the entrant to the seated person, particularly if he is sitting on a chair. So there is nothing that justifies such standing for shaking hands only. So, on this basis, the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I said, my brother, I answered this and that. I said, especially if we are sitting on chairs. Whether we are sitting on the ground or we are sitting on chairs, shaking hands is facilitated. But I said, it is even more facilitated if we are sitting on chairs. Yes.
The questioner : ... .