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1240. It was narrated that Jâbir said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ fell ill, and we prayed behind him while he was sitting down, and Abu Bakr was saying the Takbir so that the people could hear them. He turned to us and saw us standing, so he gestured to us to sit down. When he had said the Salâm, he said: 'You were about to do the action of the Persians and Romans, who remain standing while their kings are seated. Do not do that. Follow the lead of your Imâm; if he prays standing, then pray standing, and if he prays sitting down, then pray sitting down.'" (Sahih)
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a. Persians and Romans were non-Muslims. Iranians were worshipers of fire (Zoroastrians) and the Romans were Christians following their tampered-with Christian faith. The Prophet ﷺ has commanded the believers to avoid the resemblance of disbelievers.
b. To continue to stand up before a seated 'holy man', or a chief of a clan, or a religious scholar, or a spiritual guide, is not the way of Islam or Muslims. We must avoid such habits and traditions..
