Humour In Islam - Our messenger ﷺ had humour, and used it perfectly, as he himself is

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Humour in Islam Our messenger ﷺ had the title: ‘al-Dahook’ - meaning ‘the cheerful’. He ﷺ is called this in the Torah. He ﷺ would lighten up any situation, bringing a smile to one’s face no matter what one was previously lost in. Our messenger ﷺ had humour, and used it perfectly, as he himself is. Umm Ayman (رضي الله عنها) once requested a mount. Our messenger ﷺ said: “I will give you an offspring of a she-camel”. Umm Ayman رضي الله عنها was confused and said: “How can an infant camel support me?”. The messenger ﷺ said again: “I will give you an offspring of a she-camel”. When the time came, he ﷺ gave her a healthy beautiful camel - to her surprise. The joke was that all camels are offspring’s of she camels - umm ayman assumed it was an infant! Such the is humour of our messenger ﷺ. Humour amongst the Salaf: Ibraaheem Ibn Adham (r.h) said: “A believer, complete with iman, could shake mount Abu Qubais if he wanted to”. He had a friend with him called Abu Qubais (r.h), and he started to shake jokingly! Ibraaheem r.h humorously replied: “Be still, I didn’t mean you”. It is crucial to understand: one mustn’t joke in plethora. Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen (r.h) advised: “Joking is like salt in food - too less the food is bland. Too much it cannot be eaten”. One must be truthful in his jokes and must read the situation before he speaks - thus adhering to the sunnah.