Home / Books / Mīzān al-Ḥikma / Volume 1 / That Which Weakens the Intellect / Hadith 2024 hadith 2024 ۞ Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whenever a man cracks a joke, a part of his intellect trickles away. الإمامُ عليٌ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ما مَزَحَ امرُؤٌ مَزحَةً إلّا مَجَّ مِنَ عَقلِه مَجَّةً. Similar narrations Ghurar al-Ḥikam #9306 Imam Ali (AS) said, Any time a person makes a joke, he parts with a portion of his intellect. 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. All narrations in That Which Weakens the Intellect Browse all books Search more hadith
hadith 2024 ۞ Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whenever a man cracks a joke, a part of his intellect trickles away. الإمامُ عليٌ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ما مَزَحَ امرُؤٌ مَزحَةً إلّا مَجَّ مِنَ عَقلِه مَجَّةً.