Laugh In Islam

Assalamualaikum...
Hi there! Below are the hadiths which Islah League had put on the screen of our class. Simple but we always do forget about this . May us get benefit from it...




HADITH 1

Sabda Rasulullah sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam:

ولا تكثر من الضحك فان كثرة الضحك تميت القلب

“Janganlah kamu membanyakkan ketawa. Sesungguhnya banyak ketawa itu mematikan hati” [Hadith riwayat Ahmad dan Ibn Majah]


Based on this hadith, we are not encouraged to laugh excessively because too much of laughter will harden our hearts.

HADITH 2

Abu Hurairah radhiyallaahu ‘anhu menceritakan, bagaimana pada suatu ketika para sahabat kaget dengan gurauan Nabi sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Lalu mereka bertanya, “Ya Rasulullah, sesungguhnya kamu bergurau senda dengan kami?”
Baginda sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam menjawab:

نعم غير انّي لا اقول الا حقا 

Ya,aku juga bergurau tetapi aku tidak berkata melainkan perkara yang benar sahaja [Hadith riwayat al-Tirmidhi dan Ahmad]


Abu Hurairah radhiyallaahu ‘anhu once told a story on how the sahabah were stunned by Rasullullah (s.a.w)’s joke. The sahabah asked Rasullullah (s.a.w.) if he was actually joking with them. Rasullullah (s.a.w.) says that he, too, make jokes but he did not say anything but the truth.

HADITH 3

ويل للذي يحدث فيكذب,  ليضحك القوم, ويل له, ويل له

“Celakalah orang yang berbicara lalu dia berdusta kerana mahu orang ramai ketawa. Celakalah baginya. Celakalah baginya” [Hadith riwayat Ahmad dan al-Darimi]


Rasullullah (s.a.w.) states woe to those who lie in his speech in attempt to make people laugh at his own words. Woe to him. Woe to him.

CONCLUSION: If we try to be funny, at least, be funny at the right time, place and situation. Most importantly, do not do it excessively. Just reminding in case you forget.