Jokes Among Women in the Camp
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The questioner:
Leave it with us.
The Shaykh:
I want it right now.
The questioner:
A group. A group.
The Shaykh:
No, no.
The questioner:
It will end.
The Shaykh:
No, not here, not at all.
The questioner:
Come, let the Shaykh sit for three days to answer them.
The Shaykh:
Yes, but these people.
The questioner:
The matter of this questioner in the camp: at times the women joke with one another, but it is free of backbiting, just for entertainment. Is that considered open sinfulness, and what is its ruling?
The Shaykh:
As for joking, if it contains no lying, no injustice, and no aggression, there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to joke, but he did not say anything but the truth, peace and blessings be upon him. If the joking is with kind words that contain no lying, no backbiting, and no mockery, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Leave it with us.
The Shaykh:
I want it right now.
The questioner:
A group. A group.
The Shaykh:
No, no.
The questioner:
It will end.
The Shaykh:
No, not here, not at all.
The questioner:
Come, let the Shaykh sit for three days to answer them.
The Shaykh:
Yes, but these people.
The questioner:
The matter of this questioner in the camp: at times the women joke with one another, but it is free of backbiting, just for entertainment. Is that considered open sinfulness, and what is its ruling?
The Shaykh:
As for joking, if it contains no lying, no injustice, and no aggression, there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to joke, but he did not say anything but the truth, peace and blessings be upon him. If the joking is with kind words that contain no lying, no backbiting, and no mockery, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 1 — archive.org (48:32)
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