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Grief And Weeping

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Darussalam · Volume 5

37. The ChaptersOn Asceticism

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الحديث: 4193 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1403

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4193. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Do not laugh a lot, for laughing a lot deadens the heart." (Hasan)

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4193 - حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تُكْثِرُوا الضَّحِكَ، فَإِنَّ كَثْرَةَ الضَّحِكِ تُمِيتُ الْقَلْبَ»

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a. 'Deadens the heart' means that emotions of hardness instead of softness, cruelty instead of mercy and injustice instead of justice overcame it. In addition, love for goodness and hatred of evil disappear from a dead heart. b. Being cheerful is a good habit and highly appreciated in Islam, but neglecting important things and being busy only in fun and amusement is a sign of negligence and death of the heart. It is natural to feel pain while others are in trouble and to share in their joys and sorrows, this being the sign of a living heart.