[22] عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ...

[22] عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ شَرِيفِ بْنِ سَابِقٍ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ أَبِي قُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ مَا مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ إِلَّا وَ فِيهِ دُعَابَةٌ قُلْتُ وَ مَا الدُّعَابَةُ قَالَ الْمِزَاحُ A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Shareef Bin Sabiq, from Al Fazl Bin Abu Qurra, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘There is none from a Momin except there is humour in him’.

I said, ‘And what is the humour?’ He -asws said: ‘The (narrations in) joyful (manners)’. [23] صَالِحُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يُحِبُّ الْمُدَاعِبَ فِي الْجَمَاعَةِ بِلَا رَفَثٍ Salih Bin Uqba, from Abdullah Bin Muhammad Al Ju’fy who said, ‘I heard Abu Ja’far -asws saying: ‘Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Loves the humour (taking place) in the group without there being any obscenities’.

[24] The Laughter of a Momin is a smile, but an excess of it deadens the heart: عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ ضَحِكُ الْمُؤْمِنِ تَبَسُّمٌ A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from Al hassan Bin Kuleyb, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘The laughter of the Momin is a smile’.

[26] Cracking Jokes is Abhorred: عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَدَّاحِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) إِيَّاكُمْ وَ الْمِزَاحَ فَإِنَّهُ يَجُرُّ السَّخِيمَةَ وَ يُورِثُ الضَّغِينَةَ وَ هُوَ السَّبُّ الْأَصْغَرُ A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Ashary, from IbnAl Qaddah, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Amir Al- Momin een -asws said: ‘Beware of the joking for it would (cause) the grudges to flow, and would inherit the hatred, and it is the small insult’.