Allah tells us that Isma'il "used to command his family to pray and to give charity, and he was pleasing to his Lord." His work as a prophet started with the people at his own table.
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The best of people were best at home first: with a wife, a child, a young servant.
Anas served him for ten years as a boy and never once heard "uff" from him, or "why did you do that?", or "why didn't you do this?". He never struck a woman or a servant. The greatest man of all was gentlest at home.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6038Sahih Muslim 2328
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