Al-Awza’i said, “We used to joke and laugh. Then when we became role models for people to follow, I feared that even smiling would not be befitting of us.” [Siyar A`lam al-Nubala’, al-Dhahabi (7/132)] كنا نمزح ونضحك فلما صرنا يقتدى بنا , خشيت ألا يسعنا التبسم

Al-Awza’i said, “We used to joke and laugh. Then when we became role models for people to follow, I feared that even smiling would not be befitting of us.” [Siyar A`lam al-Nubala’, al-Dhahabi (7/132)] كنا نمزح ونضحك فلما صرنا يقتدى بنا , خشيت ألا يسعنا التبسم