36/10. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2315 — Lying to Make People Laugh
What Has Been Related About One Who Says Something To Make People Laugh
Hadith About Lying to Make People Laugh
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2315
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2315
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " وَيْلٌ لِلَّذِي يُحَدِّثُ بِالْحَدِيثِ لِيُضْحِكَ بِهِ الْقَوْمَ فَيَكْذِبُ وَيْلٌ لَهُ وَيْلٌ لَهُ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Bahz bin Hakim Narrated from:
Bahz bin Hakim narrated from his father, from his grandfather that Prophet (s.a.w) said: "Woe To The One Who Talks About Something To Make The People Laugh, In Which He Lies. Woe To Him! Woe To Him!"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2315In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 12English translation : Vol. 4, Book 10, Hadith 2315
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2315
This Hadith gives a direct warning about joking with lies. The Prophet said: woe to the one who talks about something to make people laugh, while he lies. Then he repeated, "Woe to him! Woe to him!" This hadith about lying to make people laugh is very practical. It does not forbid every joke in this wording, but it clearly condemns using falsehood as entertainment. The desire to make people laugh can push someone to invent stories, twist facts, or say things that are not true. The Hadith reminds us that humor does not make lying safe. Truth should remain present even when people are joking.
What we learn from this hadith
- Lying is not excused just because it is done for laughter.
- The repeated warning shows the seriousness of false humor.
- Entertainment should not be built on false speech.
- A person should keep truthfulness even in casual talk.
