~During Anas ibn Malik RA's years of service to the Prophet ﷺ
The Prophet ﷺ once sent the young Anas ibn Malik RA on a chore, but on the way Anas RA saw some children playing in the street and joined them, forgetting the errand entirely. The Prophet ﷺ came out looking for him and found him playing with the other children.
A window into the Prophet ﷺ's gentleness and playfulness with children, and his patience with Anas RA even when a task went undone.
Other events recorded around the same time. Their order within the year is not established; use the storyline above for the sequence.
Once, the Prophet ﷺ sent me on a chore. But on the way, I saw some kids playing, so I started playing with them and completely forgot about the chore. Somebody suddenly held on to my ears and picked me up. I turned around, and it was the Prophet ﷺ, smiling at me.