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

Under category: How He treated 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.