Shaykh Abdul-Muhsin Al-Abbad was asked:

Question:

“Oh Virtuous Shaikh, some callers have emerged today using laughter and jokes as a means of da’wah with the argument that it attracts the hearts of the youth. So what is the ruling on this?

Answer:

“This is not good. This is an action that is not good. A person should be someone of seriousness and not someone of humor/jokes” End translation. [Sharh Ibn Majah no. 306]

Translated by

Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan
Abu Sulaymaan