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adab:266

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."  

الأدب المفرد:٢٦٦حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ عَنْ حَبِيبٍ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

كَانَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَتَبَادَحُونَ بِالْبِطِّيخِ فَإِذَا كَانَتِ الْحَقَائِقُ كَانُوا هُمُ الرِّجَالَ  

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