Al-Kāfi

Hadith 2291
humor
14ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحَجَّالِ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ فَرْقَدٍ وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ وَثَعْلَبَةَ رَفَعُوهُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله وَأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ أَوْ أَحَدِهِمَا (عَلَيهِما السَّلام) قَالَ كَثْرَةُ الْمِزَاحِ تَذْهَبُ بِمَاءِ الْوَجْهِ وَكَثْرَةُ الضَّحِكِ تَمُجُّ الإيمَانَ مَجّاً.
14. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hajjal from Dawud ibn Farqad and Ali ibn ‘Aqabah and Tha’Labah in a marfu’ manner from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) and abu Ja’far (a.s.) or one of them who has said the following: “Much joking eliminates the dignity of one’s face and much laughing hurls belief far away.”
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī

Similar narrations

  • Al-Kāfi #2288 “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘Much laughing eliminates the dignity of one’s face.’”
  • Al-Kāfi #2283 “Much laughing deadens the heart. He has also said, ‘Much laughing melts one’s religion just as water melts salt.’”
  • Al-Kāfi #2293 “Beware of joking; it eliminates the dignity of one’s face and his respect.”
  • Al-Kāfi #2285 “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘Beware of jokes; it takes away the dignity of one’s face.’”
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