facing him, so he said: "O Messenger of Allāh! Give to Abū Bakr," fearing that he would give to the Bedouin, but he (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) refused and gave to the Bedouin, and said: "the ḥadīth." In a narration by Muslim: The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: "The rightmost, the rightmost, the rightmost." Anas said: "It is a sunnah, it is a sunnah, it is a sunnah." I say: It is strange that many of the esteemed insist on opposing this sunnah, indeed this social etiquette unique to Islam in their private gatherings, where there is no fear of any prohibition in practicing it except for contradicting the customs of the forefathers! Their disregard for this authentic sunnah, relying on the philosophy I previously refuted, has been the reason for their own opposition to it, as they did not adhere to it practically. Thus, the server begins—knowingly—with their elders and leaders, even if their philosophy does not apply to them! And when I say this, I know that they insist on this opposition out of wisdom, politics, and diplomacy, and that they have no other choice due to the corruption of souls and morals. But I say: If they adhered to practicing this sunnah in their private gatherings, and one of those leaders attended, the situation would change, and they would be forced to accommodate the people of the gathering, especially since they are politicians! They would not hope to be treated contrary to the sunnah, and then this would spread to the private gatherings of the politicians! Similar to this matter, both positively and negatively, is the issue of standing for someone entering. When this sunnah was abandoned under the pretext of respect and honor for the people of knowledge and virtue, over time it turned into standing for those who are insignificant, as the saying goes, and even for the corrupt and immoral. Indeed, even for the enemies of Allāh! So is there anyone who will take heed?!