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Basal:
Yes the prophet had a sense of humour and here are some examples...
A man broke his fast (intentionally) during Ramadan. The Messenger of Allah commanded him to emancipate a slave or fast for two months, or feed 60 poor men. He said, "I cannot provide."

The Apostle said, "Sit down." Thereafter, a huge basket of dates was brought to the Messenger of Allah. He said, "Take this and give it as charity." He said, "O Messenger of Allah, there is no one poorer than I." The Messenger of Allah thereupon laughed so that his canine teeth became visible and said, "Eat it yourself."

On another occasion a man approached the Prophet and asked him for a camel to ride. The Prophet said, "I would give you a camel's child." The man said, "O Messenger of Allah. What will I do with a camel's child?" The Prophet smiled and said, "Is there any camel that is not the child of another camel?

Thanks for the answer DEAR PHARMACIST, but we should advise one another and here is my advise to you.... I think you should have added the following to your original post... LAUGH WITH A LIMIT....don't you agree with me, or should we agree to disagree  ???

Pharmacist:

--- Quote from: Dr.Nadifa on March 01, 2008, 10:17:39 PM ---PHARMACIST SINCE WHEN DID THE PROPHET (P.B.U.H) HAVE A JESTER...PLZ TELL ME WHERE YOU READ THAT ...AS IT WOULD KINDLY INCREASE MY KNOWLEDGE TOO

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It is well known that the Prophet Muhammad (may Peace and Blessings be upon him) was indeed the perfect man. He was a devoted seeker of Truth, a warner and exhorter, a person of good cheer and pleasantness, a brilliant leader, a courageous and yet reluctant warrior, a statesman par excellence and the teacher of teachers. He was a compassionate ruler and spiritual leader, but many do not know that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (may Peace and Blessings be upon him) had an extraordinary sense of humor!

Indeed, the Holy Prophet (may Peace and Blessings be upon him) would laugh and joke often.

He smiled often and would make jokes with members of his community. For example,

“Once, an old woman came up to him and asked for paradise. He said, “Old women do not enter the paradise.” The woman started crying. As she started leaving the room, the Prophet, showing his subtle sense of humor, stopped her and said, “Old women will become young before entering the heaven.” (Tirmadhi)


--- Quote from: Basal on March 01, 2008, 10:17:39 PM ---Thanks for the answer DEAR PHARMACIST, but we should advise one another and here is my advise to you.... I think you should have added the following to your original post... LAUGH WITH A LIMIT....don't you agree with me, or should we agree to disagree  Huh

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Basal, I agree with you (Let us laugh with a limit)
Pharmacist

MuslimDoc:
Types of Joking:
According to ibn Hayan, there are two types of joking. The first is preferred and it is defined as, “that which Allah has permitted, which commits no sin and does not lead to separation between people.”

The second is the negative, harmful kind: “causing hostilities and sadness, and creating some of the benefits and harms of joking will clarify what is meant.

Some of the scholars have said that joking is beneficial in that it entertains, lifts the spirit and lightens the burdens of life, bringing people closer together.

In describing this kind of joking, a man wrote, “such humour does not hurt or criticize anyone. It leads a person from sadness to happiness, eases the frown and allows people to relax and be themselves.”

Joking should not deviate from the truth. The Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, said, “I only say what is true.”MuslimDoc

Dr.Nadifa:

--- Quote ---Muslims have a comedic tradition, in fact the Prophet Mohammed actually had his own jester
Pharmacist

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Pharmacist..i dont mean to argue with you..but you didnt understand me yet...i know our holy Prophet Mohammed (P.B.U.H) had a great sense of humor.....but never say he had a JESTER........JESTER means " a man whose job is to  stand infront of people and make them laugh"....so i think that our Prophet didnt pay a person to make him laugh...do u agree with that or am i wrong????

Pharmacist:
Yes, the prophet (PBH) had his own jester and his name was Al-Nuayman.

Al-Nuayman ibn Amr

In spite of the fact that he fought in the battles of Badr, Uhud, Khandaq and other major encounters, an-Nuayman remained a light-hearted person who was quick at repartee and who loved to play practical jokes on others.

He belonged to the Banu an-Najjar of Madinah and he was among the early Muslims of the city. He was one of those who pledged allegiance to the Prophet at the Second Pledge of Aqabah. He established links with the Quraysh when he married the sister of Abdu r Rahman ibn Awl and later Umm Kulthum the daughter of Uqbah ibn Mu'ayt. She had obtained a divorce from her husband az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam on account of his harshness and severity.

And this is some of his jokes:
Once an-Nuayman went to the suq (market) and saw some food being sold which appeared to be tasty and delightful. He ordered some and sent it to the Prophet as if it were a gift from him. The Prophet was delighted with the food and he and his family ate of it. The vendor of the food then came to an-Nuayman to collect the price of it and an-Nuayman said to him: "Go to the Messenger of God it was for him. He and his family ate it."

The vendor went to the Prophet who in turn asked an-Nuayman: "Didn't you give it to me?" "Yes," said an-Nuayman. "I thought you would like it and I wanted you to eat some of it, so I had it presented to you. But I don't have any dirhams (money) to pay the vendor for it. So, pay, O Messenger of God!"

The Prophet had a good laugh and so did his companions. The laugh was at his expense, literally, for he had to pay the price of the unsolicited gift. An-Nuayman felt that two benefits came out of the incident: the Prophet and his family ate food that they enjoyed and the Muslims had a good laugh.
Once, Abu Bakr and some companions went on a trading expedition to Basra (Iraq). Various people on the trip were given fixed duties. Suwaybit ibn Harmalah was made responsible for food and provisions. Hungry, An-Nuayman asked for some food but was refused.

He then went to a group of Arabs in the suq and said to them: "Would you like to have a strong and sturdy slave whom I can sell to you." They said yes.

"He has got a ready tongue and is very articulate. He would resist you and say: 'I am free.' But don't listen to him."

The men paid the price of the slave — 10 qala'is (pieces of gold) and an-Nuayman accepted it and appeared to complete the transaction with business-like efficiency.

The buyers accompanied him to fetch the purchase. Pointing to Suwaybit, he said: "This is the slave whom I sold to you."

The men took hold of Suwaybit and he shouted for dear life and freedom. "I am free. I am Suwaybit ibn Harmalah ..."

But they dragged him off by the neck as they would have done with any slave.

All the while, an-Nuayman did not laugh or batter an eyelid. He remained completely calm and serious while Suwaybit continued to protest bitterly. Suwaybit's fellow travellers then rushed to fetch Abu Bakr, who came running as fast as he could. After explaining to the purchasers, they released Suwaybit and had their money returned. Abu Bakr then laughed heartily and so did Suwaybit and an-Nuayman.
A man once came to the Prophet on a delegation and tethered his camel at the door of the Masjid. The Sahabah noticed that the camel had a large fat hump and their appetite for succulent tasty meat was stimulated. They turned to Nuayman and asked: "Would you deal with this camel?"

An-Nuayman understood what they meant. He got up and slaughtered the camel. The nomad Arab came out and realised what had happened he shouted in distress."

The Prophet came out and learnt from the Sahabah what had happened and began searching for an-Nuayman.

He found An-Nuayman in the ditch covered with palm branches and leaves and emerged with dirt on his head, beard and face.

He stood in the presence of the Prophet who took him by the head and dusted the dirt from his face while he chuckled with laughter.

The companions joined in the mirth. The Prophet paid the price of the camel to its owner and they all joined in the feast.
An-Nuayman lived on after the Prophet and continued to enjoy the affection of Muslims. But did he put an end to his laughter? During the caliphate of Uthman, a group of Sahabah were sitting in the Masjid. They saw Makhramah ibn Nawfal, an old man who was about one hundred and fifteen years old and obviously rather senile. He was related to the sister of Abdur-Rahman ibn Awl, who was a wife of an-Nuayman.

Makhramah was blind. He was so weak that he could hardly move from his place in the Masjid. He got up to urinate and might have done so in the Masjid. But the companions shouted at him to prevent him from doing so.. An-Nuayman got up and went to take him to another place, as he was instructed. What is this other place that an-Nuayman took him to? In fact he took him only a short distance away from where he was sitting at first and sat him down.

The place was still in the Masjid!

People shouted at Makhramah and made him get up again all in a frenzy. The poor old man was distressed and said: "Who has done this?" "An-Nuayman ibn Amr," he was told.

The old man swore and announced that he would bash an-Nuayman on the head with his stick if he should meet him.

An-Nuayman left and returned. He was up to some prank of his again. He saw Uthman ibn Allan, the Amir al-Muminim, performing Salat in the Masjid. Uthman was never distracted when he stood for Prayer. An-Nuayman also saw Makhramah. He went up to him an d in a changed voice said: "Do you want to get at an-Nuayman?"

The old man remembered what an-Nuayman had done. He remembered his vow and shouted: "Yes, where is he?" An-Nuayman took him by the hand and led him to the place where the Khalifah Uthman stood and said to him: "Here he is!"

The old man raised his staff and bashed the head of

Uthman. Blood flowed and the people shouted: "It's the Amir al-Muminin!"

The dragged Makhramah away and some people set out to get an-Nuayman but Uthman restrained them and asked them to leave him alone. In spite of the blows he had suffered, he was still able to laugh at the deeds of an-Nuayman.
Pharmacist

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