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adab:252 –

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Laugh little. Much laughter kills the heart."

الأدب المفرد:٢٥٢ – حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو رَجَاءٍ عَنْ بُرْدٍ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الأَسْقَعِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَقِلَّ الضَّحِكَ فَإِنَّ كَثْرَةَ الضَّحِكِ تُمِيتُ الْقَلْبَ

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ibnmajah:4193 – Abū Bishr Bakr b. Khalaf

“Do not laugh a lot, for laughing a lot deadens the heart.”

ابن ماجة:٤١٩٣ – 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 ﷺ لاَ تُكْثِرُوا الضَّحِكَ فَإِنَّ كَثْرَةَ الضَّحِكِ تُمِيتُ الْقَلْبَ