His character · أخلاقه · Sahih
The character of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
The Prophet ﷺ was the best of people in character. I had a brother called Abu Umayr — I think he had just been weaned. Whenever he came, the Prophet ﷺ would say: "O Abu Umayr, what happened to the little bird (nughayr)?" — a little bird he used to play with.
- Narrated by
- Anas ibn Malik
- Source
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Reference
- 6203
- Grade
- Sahih: authentic chain of narration according to hadith scholars.
- Place
- Medina
- Period
- After Hijra
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