Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem
Laughter
should be like salt in a curry or chutney with food. Too much salt or only
chutney is not going to be desirous. So within limits if a person laughs or
makes others laugh, this is not sinful. In fact, to put happiness into the
heart of another is a Sunnah which draws rewards.
However, too much of laughter is spiritually
harmful. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) cautioned us: ‘Do not laugh too much, for excessive
laughter deadens the heart.’[1]
The trend of
frequenting comedy shows and paying for hours of laughter and entertainment,
the content of which is shameless and indecent is not at all condoned. In fact,
it is Haraam. In these days, many comedy shows target Islam and the beautiful
Sunnah. Islam becomes the brunt of mockery. This is extremely dangerous for a person’s Imaan.
Allah Ta’ala,
the All-Wise, did not create us for a useless purpose, that we squander
valuable time in worthless – nay, in destructive past times:
"Did you then think that We had created
you in jest, and that you
would not be brought back to Us (for account)?"
would not be brought back to Us (for account)?"
[Surah
Al-Mu`minoon 23 : 115]
[1] Ibn Majah
