Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #266
Excellence in Character
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، عَنْ حَبِيبٍ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ: كَانَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَبَادَحُونَ بِالْبِطِّيخِ، فَإِذَا كَانَتِ الْحَقَائِقُ كَانُوا هُمُ الرِّجَالَ.
Bakr ibn 'Abdullah reported that the Companions of the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to throw melons at one another.
He said, "If these were real, they would be men."
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This hadith is #266 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Excellence in Character.