´Narrated Anas bin Malik:` that the Prophet (ﷺ) said to him: "O possessor of two ears!" (One of the narrators) Abu Usamah said: 'He only meant it as a joke.'
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1: And jesting is done only with someone beloved.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3828