Joking in speech is like salt in food; if it is lacking or more than necessary, then it is disliked/reprehensible.
Tag: joke
Lying for real or as a joke
It is not befitting to lie for real or as a joke, and nor for any of you to promise your child something, and then not to fulfil [your promise] to him.
He who speaks, laughs and jokes much
He who speaks much, laughs much and jokes much, then his dignity and respect is reduced, and he who persists in [doing] something, becomes known by it.
Joking with lies
Is there a difference between intentionally lying and jokingly lying? And is it permissible for a person to lie jokingly?