Is there a report that excessive laughter kills the heart?
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Question:
Shaykh Salih, regarding this topic, we will return to it. It is a message from our dear brother, Dima Mahdi Muhammad. In this message, he says: I hope you will guide me; is there a report or hadith that excessive laughter kills the heart?
Answer:
Yes, to my knowledge, this is a report that has been transmitted, and it appears to be a hadith, and Allah knows best. Excessive laughter undoubtedly kills the heart, or it causes the heart to be heedless of the remembrance of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not laugh much; rather, the utmost he would do was smile. The greatest and most extensive laughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was that he would smile until his molars would be visible, (peace and blessings be upon him). As for excessive laughter, exaggerated laughter with a loud voice, and other things done by the foolish, this undoubtedly affects the heart and makes a person foolish. Yes.
Shaykh Salih, regarding this topic, we will return to it. It is a message from our dear brother, Dima Mahdi Muhammad. In this message, he says: I hope you will guide me; is there a report or hadith that excessive laughter kills the heart?
Answer:
Yes, to my knowledge, this is a report that has been transmitted, and it appears to be a hadith, and Allah knows best. Excessive laughter undoubtedly kills the heart, or it causes the heart to be heedless of the remembrance of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not laugh much; rather, the utmost he would do was smile. The greatest and most extensive laughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was that he would smile until his molars would be visible, (peace and blessings be upon him). As for excessive laughter, exaggerated laughter with a loud voice, and other things done by the foolish, this undoubtedly affects the heart and makes a person foolish. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل ورد أثر أن كثرة الضحك تميت القلب؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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