 alsharqi bin alfatami used to repeat the hadith repeatedly as most of his hadiths were funny and they would please almahdi who would repeat them.
وكان الشرقي بن الفطامي يعيد الحديث مرارا، وذلك أن أكثر أحاديثه مضاحيك، وكانت تعجب المهدي فيستعيده.