Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 253

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ‏:‏ لاَ تُكْثِرُوا الضَّحِكَ، فَإِنَّ كَثْرَةَ الضَّحِكِ تُمِيتُ الْقَلْبَ‏.‏

Translation

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Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us, saying: Abu Bakr al-Hanafi narrated to us, saying: ‘Abd al-Hamid ibn Ja‘far narrated to us, from Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd Allah, from Abu Hurayra, from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: ‘Do not laugh excessively, for excessive laughter deadens the heart.’