حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِکٍ يَقُولُ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُخَالِطُنَا حَتَّی يَقُولَ لِأَخٍ لِي صَغِيرٍ يَا أَبَا عُمَيْرٍ مَا فَعَلَ النُّغَيْرُ قَالَ وَکِيعٌ يَعْنِي طَيْرًا کَانَ يَلْعَبُ بِهِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 3720
It was narrated that Abu Taiya'h said "I heard Anas bin Malik say: 'The Messenger of Allah(saw)used to mix with us so much that he said to a little brother of mine: "0 Abu 'Umair, what happened to the Nughair?" (Sahih) (One of the narrators) Waki' said: "Meaning, a bird that he used to play with."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020