Humor In Islam - Sayings of Holy Prophet (Peace be Upon Him)

Hadith 8:-

In a gathering the Holy Prophet (SAW) said, “A man in heaven expresses his wish to harvest. He was told that his wish is fulfilled. He said that I want that the crop shall ripe as soon as the seed is sowed. This wish of this heavenly man was also acceded to. He sowed the seeds and crop gets ready for harvest at once.” On hearing this a Desert Arab said, “O! Prophet of Allah, this facet relates to a Quresh or Ansar because they are fond of harvest. We people have no charm in this sort of work.” On hearing this all the companions as well as the Holy Prophet (SAW) started smiling.

Hadith 9:-

A woman attended the Holy Prophet (SAW) and requested for prayer for the recovery of his husband’s health who was suffering from some sort of disease. The Holy Prophet (SAW)  said, “Is your husband is the man who has whiteness in his eyes?” The lady get surprised and went home and started checking her husband’s eyes. Her husband asked, “What are you doing?” She replied that the Holy Prophet (SAW)  said that you have whiteness in your eyes. On hearing this the husband started laughing and asked, “Is there any human on earth who does not has whiteness in his eyes?” Then the lady understood the witty disposition of the Holy Prophet (SAW) whose purpose was to bring a smile on the face of her sick husband.

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Hadith 10

Once some companions along with Holy Prophet (SAW)  were eating dates. Hazrat Sohaib was also one of the said companions whose eye was swelled. The Holy Prophet (SAW)  seeing him said, “All praises are for Allah. Your eye is swelled and you are eating sweet.” Hazrat Sohaib answered, “I am eating sweet for the eye which is not swelled.”

Hadith 11

Once Hazrat Khalid Bin Saeed came to the Holy Prophet (SAW) along with little girl “Ume Khalid). Little Ume Khalid was dressed with red colored frock. The Holy Prophet (SAW)  while addressing the little Ume Khalid said, “Sana Sana.”

Ume Khalid was born in Habsha and Habshi language Sana meant for elegant. So in this context the Holy Prophet (SAW) made the little girl joyful by praising her dress in the language, which she knew well.

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Hadith 12

Hazrat Umer Bin Khattab said, “I must say something before the Holy Prophet (SAW) which make him laugh.” So he went to the Holy Prophet (SAW) and said, “If my wife Binte Zaid will demand maintenance, I will break her neck.” On hearing this the Holy Prophet (SAW)  started laughing.

Hadith 13

Asma, daughter of Yazid said, “Victuals were brought to Muhammad, and he put them before some of us women who were present, and said, “Eat ye.” But notwithstanding we were hungry we said, “We have no inclination.” Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said, “O women! Do not mix hunger with lies.”

Our Holy Prophet (SAW) used to smile to such an extent that his teeth got exposed. Though laughing frequently is disliked because, “excessive laugh makes the hearts lifeless.”

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Our Holy Prophet (SAW) used to smile to such an extent that his pre-molar teeth became visible. Nonetheless, laughing frequently is disliked because, “excessive laugh makes the hearts lifeless.”

The above ahadiths make it abundantly clearly that the Holy Prophet (SAW) liked humor very much. Similarly, his companions and other sages of the Islam liked human as it evident from the following quotes:-

Hazrat Ali bin Abi Talib says, “Keep your hearts pleasant and seek some share of knowledge for it because hearts get tired just as body gets tired.”

Hazrat Zahri states that a men used to sit in the company of the companions of the Holy Prophet (SAW). When companions narrated him sayings of prophet and he got tired of it, then he said to them, “Ears get loosened and like to hear interesting things. So now we should start humorous and poetic literature.”

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Hazrat Abu Darada says, “I amuse my heart with permissible games because it is not acceptable for me that the heart feels fatigued on compassing righteous things.”

 Hazrat Muhammad Bin Ishaq states that Ibne Abbas when seated among his comrades, discussed with them religious matters and on the next moment says, “Narrate some interesting things.” And then he started narrating fairy tales of Arabian Knights. Thereafter he again started to discuss religious matters. He used to do this again and again.

Abne Ishaq says, “Hazrat Zahri used to narrate ahadith (sayings of profit) and when got tired, asked others to present their humor, poetry and got busy in events which made them fresh.”

Abne Jozi says that sages and scholars always like and get attractive of interesting things because it makes our mind relaxed and vanish the worries of heart.

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Someone discussed about a man before Abdullah Ibne Ayesha that he always kept busy in hard work. Ibne Ayesh said, “He has narrowed the meadow on him and lessened his wisdom. If he freed his disposition to jumble up from one state to another, then the knot of narrowness should have been untied and he returned to his hard work with healthy and happy mind.”

Asmai states that Haroon Rashid said, “curious and astounding gossips sharpens the minds and make the ears pleasant.”

Hamad Bin Salma states that Haroon Rashid said, “Witty substances are liked by only those who have manliness and those who have feminine attributes dislike such like subjects.”

It is also clear from above that companions of Holy Prophet (SAW) and other sages and scholars of Islam consider it quite right to please the hearts with witty and humorous topics so that the hearts could easily bear the burden of reality of life.

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A very attentive and prudent but poor man in the days of starvation was going towards city when he saw a man going in front of him riding his camel. This fool desert Arab was carrying one bag on each side of the camel. When they met, following conversation took place between them:-

Prudent man: Is it wheat in two bags?”.

Desert Arab: No, one bag is of wheat and the second one is full of sand.

Prudent man: Why you overburdened your camel by keeping sand on it.

Desert Arab: This is done to keep the balance.

Prudent man:    Why you don’t divide the wheat into two bags and throw away the sand. In this way the burden on your camel will be reduced.

Desert Arab did so and he was quite happy and surprised to see that the advice of the prudent man was quite handy. So he asked, “You must be a rich man. How much wealth you have?” The prudent man said, “I have no money at all rather I am starving and going to the city for begging.” On hearing this the Desert Arab got down of his camel, filled the second bag with sand again, loaded on his camel and asked the prudent man to keep away from him so that to be protected from the bad luck with which the said prudent was cursed.