Does the prohibition of standing for the one who enters include the host?

The questioner : The standing up of a man from his seat: does the prohibition include the host?

The Shaykh: No.

The questioner : Our Shaykh, what is the evidence for the exception?

The Shaykh : Because the practice of the people has been to face the guest first, and secondly, he does not stand up from his own seat; he stands up to welcome the guest. This is like standing for the one who enters. Standing for the one who enters is not permissible, but standing to welcome him is permissible.

The questioner : I mean, I entered the home of one of the brothers, and he was sitting on a chair. He stood up and said to me, "Sit in this place." Do I sit or not?

The Shaykh : If it is his place.

The questioner : His place, yes.

The Shaykh : If it is his place, the place of the host where he sits, then he does not stand. But if he was sitting in any place and stood up to welcome you, there is no harm in it.

The questioner : He wants to seat me in the same chair he was sitting on.

The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Did you understand my answer?

The questioner : No, I did not understand, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Yes, say you did not understand, do not repeat the question. If the host is sitting in his own seat, as mentioned in the hadith of the Lady Aisha: "I did not see anyone more resembling the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than Fatimah. When she entered upon him, he would stand up to her, kiss her, and seat her in his seat." He seated her in his seat, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do so as well. This is between a father and his daughter. So if the host is sitting in his specific place, he does not stand. But if he is sitting in any of the guests' places and stands up for this one who entered and seats him, there is no harm in it.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.