Explanation of the Chapter: "The Chapter on Joking"

The Shaykh : Now we have a new chapter, which is the thirty-third chapter after the one hundredth.
"The Chapter on Joking".
This means that in this chapter, and in the hadiths that the author (may Allah have mercy on him) will cite, it is indicated that there is no religious objection to joking, provided that it is a religiously permissible joke, meaning it must be nothing but truth. If the joke is truthful, it is prescribed (mashru'). However, if it involves causing harm or injury to a Muslim, that is prohibited. We have previously discussed a hadith in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: because that introduces fear and anxiety into the heart of the Muslim. This contains harm that is not hidden. As for joking by saying a word of truth, there is nothing wrong with that.