hadith
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Any time a person makes a joke, he parts with a portion of his intellect.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما مَزَحَ امْرُءٌ مَزْحَةً إلاّ مَجَّ مِنْ عَقْلِهِ مَجَّةً
Similar narrations
- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #2024 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whenever a man cracks a joke, a part of his intellect trickles away.
- Nahj al-Balāgha #2244 450. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whenever a man cuts a joke he separates away a bit from his wit.