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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Continuation of the discussion on the ruling regarding standing up for a man.

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The Shaykh : When Ka'b ibn Malik entered the mosque, Talhah ibn 'Ubayd Allah stood up to him, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was watching and did not disapprove of it.
When the delegation of Thaqif came to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) at al-Ji'ranah after the campaign, he stood up for them or stood up to them, peace and blessings be upon him. The point is that standing up for a man is permissible. Second: standing up for a man, this is also permissible, especially if people have become accustomed to it and it is considered a humiliation for the one entering if no one stands up for him; in that case, there is no harm in it, even though the Sunnah is to leave it off and it is better to leave it off. But if people have become accustomed to it, there is no blame on them. Third: standing over a man: this is when one is sitting and someone stands over his head to honor him. This is prohibited. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not stand up as foreigners do لا تقوموا كما تقوم الأعاجم على ملوكها
Sunan Abi Dawud 5230
. It is even the case that in prayer, if the imam is unable to stand and prays sitting, the followers pray sitting even if they are able to stand, so that they do not resemble the non-Arabs who stand over their kings. Therefore, standing over a man is prohibited, except when necessity calls for it, such as if there is a fear that someone will encroach upon the man; in that case, there is no harm in the one standing over him. Likewise, if a man stands over him to honor him in a situation where the intention is to honor him and humiliate the enemy, such as what happened with al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) during the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, when Quraysh was sending messengers to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to negotiate between them. Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) was standing over the head of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), with the sword in his hand, to honor the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and to humiliate the messengers of the disbelievers who came to negotiate. In this is evidence that it is incumbent upon us, Muslims, to anger the disbelievers by word and deed, because this is how we were commanded:
O Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ جَاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ وَاغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمْ
[At-Tawbah 9:73]
. And He the Exalted said:
so that Allah may enrage by them the disbelievers ليغيظ بهم الكفار
[Al-Fath 48:29]
. And Allah the Exalted said:
nor do they tread on any ground that enrages the disbelievers, nor do they inflict upon an enemy any infliction but that is registered for them as a righteous deed وَلا يَطَأُونَ مَوْطِئاً يُغِيظُ الْكُفَّارَ وَلا يَنَالُونَ مِنْ عَدُوٍّ نَيْلاً إِلَّا كُتِبَ لَهُمْ بِهِ عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ
[At-Tawbah 9:120]
. It is regrettable that some of us bring joy and happiness to them, and perhaps even participate in their festivals, may Allah protect us from that. Their festivals of disbelief, which Allah does not approve of but is angry with, and it is feared that punishment will descend upon them while they are playing with these festivals. There are people, may Allah protect us from that, who have no regard for the religion, as Ibn al-Qayyim said in his book *Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimmah* (Rulings on the People of the Dhimmi). They have no regard for the religion; they participate in their religion and congratulate them. How can you bring joy to the enemies of Allah and your enemies?! Bring upon them what saddens them and angers them, and bring upon them the narrowest and darkest of distress. This is how we were commanded, because they are enemies to us, enemies to Him, enemies to our religion, and enemies to the angels, the prophets, the truthful ones, the martyrs, and the righteous.
Source alathar.net

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