a similar story is what al-Dīnūrī narrated in "al-Muntaqá min al-Majālisah" (p. 8/1 - Aleppo edition): Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī al-Baṣrī said: "al-Mutawakkil sent for Aḥmad ibn al-ʿAdl and other scholars, gathering them in his house. Then he came out to them, and everyone stood up except Aḥmad ibn al-ʿAdl. al-Mutawakkil said to ʿUbayd Allāh: This man does not acknowledge our allegiance. ʿUbayd Allāh replied: Yes, O Commander of the Faithful, but he has poor eyesight. Aḥmad ibn al-ʿAdl said: O Commander of the Faithful, there is nothing wrong with my eyesight, but I have spared you from the punishment of Allāh, as the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: 'Whoever loves that men stand up for him, let him take his seat in the Fire.' So al-Mutawakkil came and sat beside him." Ibn ʿAsākir narrated in "Tārīkh Dimashq" (19/170/2) with his isnād from al-Awzāʿī: Some of the guards of ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz told me: "ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz came out to us while we were waiting for him on Friday. When we saw him, we stood up. He said: When you see me, do not stand up, but make room." The understanding of the ḥadīth: This ḥadīth indicates two matters. The first: The prohibition of the desire of a person entering for people to stand up for him, which is clearly indicated and needs no further explanation. The second: The dislike of those sitting to stand for someone entering, even if he does not desire it, as a means of cooperating in goodness and not opening the door to evil. This is a subtle meaning indicated by the narrator of the ḥadīth, Muʿāwiyah (raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu), by his disapproval of ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿĀmir standing for him, using the ḥadīth as evidence. This reflects his understanding of the religion and his knowledge of the principles of the sharīʿah, including "blocking the means," and his awareness of human nature and their susceptibility to causes of good and evil. For if you imagine a righteous society like the first generation of the Salaf, they did not habitually stand for each other, so it is rare..