The Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, joked with them

Usayd ibn Hudhayr, one of the intellectual and influential noblemen and one of the twelve chiefs on the night of Al-`Aqabah, was joking with the people, and was making them laugh. The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, poked him in his side with a stick or piece of wood, and Usayd said: “Let me get payback.” The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Go ahead.” Usayd said: “You are wearing a shirt, but I am not.” So the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, raised his shirt, and Usayd hugged him and kissed his side, saying: “This is what I wanted, O Messenger of Allah.