Funny answers from scientists
Do not ask idle questions from which you do not benefit:
Once Amir ash-Shabi was asked:
– What was the name of Iblis’s wife?
Ash-Shabi replied:
– I was not at that wedding.
Don’t mess around and make life difficult for yourself.
One person asked Amir ash-Shaabi:
Is it possible for a pilgrim in a state of ihram to scratch his body?
Ash-Shaabi replied:
Yes.
The man asked:
– And, in your opinion, to what extent?
Ash-Shaabi replied:
“Until the bone shows itself.”
Don’t be stupid
Once a man entered the house of ‘Amir ash-Shaabi, in the house with ‘Amir and at that moment there was only his wife.
The man asked:
“Who is ash-Shaabi here?”
‘Amir al-Shaabi nodded at his wife and said,
“That’s her.”
Children’s spontaneity
Once al-A’mash went out to the people, laughing, and asked his comrades:
– Do you know why I’m laughing?
They said,
“No.
Al-A’mash said,
“I was just sitting at home, and my daughter came up to me and started looking me straight in the face.
I asked her:
– Daughter, why are you looking at my face?
She said,
“I wonder why my mother is pleased with you!”
[The chapter on jokes in Uyun al-Akhbar (1/434), Nasr ad-dur (2/105)