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Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: “Ibn Umar was asked, ‘Did the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) laugh?’ He said, 1 ‘Yes, and the faith in their hearts was greater than a mountain.’ Bilal ibn Sa‘d said: ‘I saw them hasten between the rows, and some would laugh with others, but when 2 night came, they were like monks.’”
Commentary and footnotes (4)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “He said, ‘Yes, and the faith in their hearts was greater than a mountain’”: They were at the peak of dignity and steadfastness in adhering to the rules of religious etiquette, and at the utmost in observing noble morals, not exceeding the bounds of religious matters in laughter or otherwise. At-Tayyibi said: “This is a response affirming the premise, meaning, yes, they laughed, but not to the extent that kills hearts or shakes faith, as it is reported that excessive laughter deadens the heart.” As stated in Al-Mirqat.
Note 2
(2) His statement: “but when night came, they were like monks”: The meaning is that this was their state during the day in the gatherings of their righteous companions. At night, they were like monks, meaning outwardly laughing but inwardly weeping. Their bodies were with the creation, but their spirits were with the divine; present with people in body, absent from them in heart, close outwardly to near and far, yet inwardly detached, walking the path in humble attire, rich in their complete poverty in this world. May Allah be pleased with them and benefit us with the blessings of what they manifested. As stated in Al-Mirqat.
Note 1
(۱) قوله: قال: نعم، والإيمان في قلوبهم أعظم من الجبل: فكانوا في غاية من الوقار والثبات على قواعد الآداب الشرعية، وفي نهاية من مراعاة مكارم الأخلاق الرضية، حيث لم يتجاوزوا في حال الضحك وغيره عن دائرة الأمور الدينية. وقال الطيبي: هو من باب الرجوع والقول بالموجب أي نعم، كانوا يضحكون، لكن لا يتجاوزون إلى ما يميت قلوبهم، ويتزلزل به إيمانهم من كثرة الضحك، كما ورد إن كثرة الضحك تميت القلوب. كذا في «المرقاة».
Note 2
(۲) قوله: فإذا كان الليل كانوا رهبانا: حاصل المعنى أن هذا كان حالهم في النهار، وفي مجالس أصحابهم الأبرار، فإذا كان الليل كانوا رهبانا. يعني كانوا حال الضحك ظاهرا في عين البكاء باطنا؛ فإنهم فَرْشِيُّون بأشباحهم عَرْشِيُّون بأرواحهم كائنون مع الخلق بأبدانهم بالنون عنهم مع الحق بقلوبهم وجنانهم قريبون في الظاهر مع القريب والبعيد غريبون عن الخلق في الباطن على قدم التجريد والتفريد ملوك في سلوك لباس الأطمار وأغنياء مع كمال فقرهم في هذه الدار، رضي الله عنهم، ونفعنا ببركة ما ظهر منهم. قاله في «المرقاة».