Sunan Ibn Majah, 4193
hasan· DarussalamChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Bakr bin Khlf al-BasrifromAbu Bakr al-Hanfifrom'Abdul Hameed bin Ja'farfromIbrahim bin 'AbdullahfromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
لاَ تُكْثِرُوا الضَّحِكَ فَإِنَّ كَثْرَةَ الضَّحِكِ تُمِيتُ الْقَلْبَ
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English translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Do not laugh a lot, for laughing a lot deadens the heart.”
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ، بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 37, Hadith 94
- English Reference
- Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4193