Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 384
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَأَى ابْنًا لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ: أَبُو عُمَيْرٍ، وَكَانَ لَهُ نُغَيْرٌ يَلْعَبُ بِهِ، فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا عُمَيْرٍ، مَا فَعَلَ أَوْ، أَيْنَ، النُّغَيْرُ؟.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Anas said: The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) came in and saw a son of Abu Talha called Abu ‘Umayr. He had a little bird with which he used to play. The Prophet said, ‘Abu ‘Umayr, what happened to the little bird?’—or, ‘Where is the little bird?’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The narrator gives two variants for the Prophet’s question: ‘What happened to it?’ or ‘Where is it?’ The source calls the pet a nughayr, literally a diminutive bird name; its exact species is uncertain.