[Machine] Ibn Mas’oud said, "Associate with people and be true to your religion, but do not engage in excessive conversations with them. And be playful with your family."
وَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ خَالِطِ النَّاسَ وَدِينَكَ لاَ تَكْلِمَنَّهُ. وَالدُّعَابَةِ مَعَ الأَهْلِ.
The Prophet ﷺ used to mix with us to the extent that he would say to a younger brother of mine, 'O Aba ʿUmair! What did the Nughair (a kind of bird) do?"
سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ؓ يَقُولُ إِنْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَيُخَالِطُنَا حَتَّى يَقُولَ لأَخٍ لِي صَغِيرٍ يَا أَبَا عُمَيْرٍ مَا فَعَلَ النُّغَيْرُ
I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play with me. When Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, but the Prophet would call them to join and play with me. (The playing with the dolls and similar images is forbidden, but it was allowed for ʿAisha at that time, as she was a little girl, not yet reached the age of puberty.) (Fath-ul-Bari page 143, Vol.13)
كُنْتُ أَلْعَبُ بِالْبَنَاتِ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَكَانَ لِي صَوَاحِبُ يَلْعَبْنَ مَعِي فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا دَخَلَ يَتَقَمَّعْنَ مِنْهُ فَيُسَرِّبُهُنَّ إِلَىَّ فَيَلْعَبْنَ مَعِي