I used to play with dolls, and my friends would come and play with me. Whenever they saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, they would shy away from him, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would send them in to me, and they would play with me.
حدثنا ابن نمير قال حدثنا هشام عن أبيه
كنت ألعب بالبنات ويجيء صواحبي فيلعبن معي فإذا رأين رسول الله ﷺ تعمقن منه وكان رسول الله ﷺ يدخلهن علي فيلعبن معي
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Its isnad is sahih. Bukhari related it, 10/526 no. 6130, in the Book of Manners, Muslim, 4/1890 no. 2440, in the Book of the Virtues of the Companions, Abu Dawud, 4/283 no. 4931, in the Book of Manners, and Ibn Majah, 1/367 no. 1982, in the Book of Marriage.