Simak bin Harb said: I asked Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him): "Did you use to sit in the gatherings of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He said: "Yes, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was often silent."
"And his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions would recite poetry in his (peace and blessings be upon him) presence and recall things from the days of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah), and they would laugh, and when they laughed he (peace and blessings be upon him) would smile with them."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الجيم / 2004