His statement: (Rise up to your master) — does this include standing up for the one who enters?
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The questioner : His statement, peace and blessings be upon him: ... ?
The Shaykh : That is, greet him, and it does not mean standing up for him while they are in their places. No. For this reason, the scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, divided standing up into three categories:
Standing up over a man, standing up for a man, and standing up to a man.
So, standing up over a man is prohibited, and standing up for a man is permissible. It is established that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, stood up for the delegation of Banu Thaqif when they came to him.
As for standing up to a man, that is facing him, and it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for one who is worthy of it.
Even regarding standing up for a man, some scholars mentioned that if not standing up entails a harm, either describing the seated person as arrogant or the one arriving having something in his heart, then there is no harm in being compelled to stand up for him, as an honor.
Rise up to your master
قوموا إلى سيّدكمThe Shaykh :
Rise up to
قوموا إلىStanding up over a man, standing up for a man, and standing up to a man.
So, standing up over a man is prohibited, and standing up for a man is permissible. It is established that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, stood up for the delegation of Banu Thaqif when they came to him.
As for standing up to a man, that is facing him, and it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for one who is worthy of it.
Even regarding standing up for a man, some scholars mentioned that if not standing up entails a harm, either describing the seated person as arrogant or the one arriving having something in his heart, then there is no harm in being compelled to stand up for him, as an honor.