Darussalam · Volume 5
37. The ChaptersOn AsceticismSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 4217 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1410
Source no. 4217 · Volume 9 · Page 217
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4217. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "O Abu Hurairah, be cautious, and you will be the most devoted of people to Allāh. Be content, and you will be the most grateful of people to Allah. Love for people what you love for yourself, and you will be a (true) believer. Be a good neighbor to your neighbors, and you will be a (true) Muslim. And laugh little, for laughing a lot deadens the heart." (Da'if)
4217 - عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ، عَنْ بُرْدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ: قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ كُنْ وَرِعًا، تَكُنْ أَعْبَدَ النَّاسِ، وَكُنْ قَنِعًا، تَكُنْ أَشْكَرَ النَّاسِ، وَأَحِبَّ لِلنَّاسِ مَا تُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِكَ، تَكُنْ مُؤْمِنًا، وَأَحْسِنْ جِوَارَ مَنْ جَاوَرَكَ، تَكُنْ مُسْلِمًا، وَأَقِلَّ الضَّحِكَ، فَإِنَّ كَثْرَةَ الضَّحِكِ تُمِيتُ الْقَلْبَ»
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As the expressions of worship include prayer, fasting and similar deeds, it also covers the acts of abstaining from sins or doubtful matters. The devotee is the one who takes into consideration both sides of the acts of worship. Laughing too much shows heedlessness; and heedlessness or carelessness is a sign of death of the heart. When a heart dies it does not worry about the loss or benefit in the Hereafter. So, laughing or joking excessively is a bad habit but meeting people with cheerfulness is a good habit.