´Abu Hurairah narrated:` "They said: 'O Messenger of Allah! You joke with us?' He said: 'Indeed I do not say except what is true.'" (Hasan)'
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The purpose of the people's question was that you (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) have forbidden us from jesting (humor) and lightheartedness, yet you yourself engage in lightheartedness.
For this reason, you (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said that even at the time of jest and lightheartedness, I do not say anything except the truth,
whereas on such occasions, other people may say inappropriate and untrue things.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1990