**Prophet’s Sense of Humor
The Muslim has a sense of humour, which makes people like him. He mixes with them and jokes with them when it is appropriate to do so, without going to extremes or saying anything hurtful. Similarly, when he is serious, he does not go to extremes of harshness and strictness. His humour is within the limits of Islamic tolerance, and does not go beyond the bounds of truth. This is the example of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the Sahabah in their jokes and humour.
The Prophet used to joke, but he never said anything but the truth in his jokes. The Sahabah took the same approach to humour. There are many delightful reports about the jokes exchanged between the Prophet and the Sahabah.
Among the stories related in the books of hadith and sirah is the report that once an old woman came to the Prophet and said: “O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah that I will enter Paradise.” He said jokingly, “O Mother of So-and-so, no old women will enter Paradise.” The old woman went away crying, so the Prophet said, “Tell her that she will not enter Paradise as an old woman, for Allah says: “We have created [their Companions] of special creation, and made them virgin-pure” (Quran 56:35-36).” Reported by al-Tirmidhi
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[compiled from “The Ideal Muslim” by Dr. Muhammad Ali Al-Hashimi]
~Friday Nasiha