Continuation of the discussion on the issue of standing for others.

The Shaykh : The story is that one of the scholars of hadith, Abu 'Abdullah ibn Battah, held that this standing was forbidden, and he was well known for this view among the people of that time. One day he went out to the market, accompanied by a friend of his who was a poet. They passed by one of the scholars in his shop, and the scholar could not help but stand... So, pay attention to the answer, and he said to him, knowing his opinion, two lines of poetry:
"Do not blame me for standing, for my right *** When you appear is that I do not stand for anyone, You are the most noble of creation to me *** And it is the truth that I honor the noble ones"
Why don't we stand for you? "Here, I have given you an argument, O 'Adnan." Then the scholar said to his poet friend, and we know from the biographies of the scholars that they do not compose poetry nor are they skilled at it, but his friend was a poet and a jurist who studied under him.The Shaykh : He said to him, "Answer for me." He said, addressing the standing scholar:
"If you were not lacking, you would tend to me *** And I have a right, and you show great respect, You have the merit in precedence and knowledge *** And we do not want restraint from you, So pardon me now from this standing of yours, first *** Then I will reward you with standing, And I hate that very much *** For in it is flattery and sins,
Do not burden your brother with receiving you *** In a way that makes the forbidden permissible.
This is his school of thought.
We are all confident in the love of his brother *** So what is our agitation and for what?"
Every time one person enters, we stand. We haven't even sat down, and the seat hasn't even warmed up, and another person comes. In a crowded society, this is exactly the picture. It is just like what I told you once about Professor Hamdi 'Ubayd. Do you know him? Ahmad's brother.
Abu Malik: The owner of the magazine?

The Shaykh : The owner of the Hashimi Arabic Bookstore.
Abu Malik: The owner of the magazine, Ahmad 'Ubayd?

The Shaykh : No, he does not have a magazine. That is Muzhir al-'Uthmani. Yes, the point is that these brothers of his, may Allah be pleased with them, were good, and the one closest to the Salafi orientation was this Hamdi. And I, naturally, as a student of knowledge, used to frequent their bookstore, so there was affection between us and them. He told me once that they attended a gathering, and it was as if I had arrived early, so I was not seated in my place, but they placed me in the rank they saw for me in the second row, meaning in the front rows. He said, "I had barely sat down when a rumor spread in the hall that such-and-such a Pasha was about to enter. The eyes turned to the large door. The Pasha entered, and we stood. We had not even sat down when another rumor spread that such-and-such a Minister was about to enter. He entered, and we stood. Such-and-such a Prince, and we stood. He said, 'I did not see myself but standing, sitting, standing, sitting.' We said, 'By Allah, the only thing that will save us from this problem is to take the Sunnah that so-and-so tells us about.' So he stayed in his place and did not care about the people inside at all. This is an example of what that poet said on behalf of the jurist: 'Do not burden your brother with receiving you.' This is not the point, but rather 'For in it is flattery and sins.' This is the flattery of the present age. In short, if the committed, legislating Muslim cannot apply this system with the general public, let him apply it with his private circle, or even with the most private of the private. And in this way, this custom can spread and become a followed tradition, contrary to what is known now. I know that in some countries, when someone enters, no one stands, and the person entering does not consider this an insult to him. Whereas in countries where this standing is customary, they consider not standing a lack of respect for them and humiliation, and so on.