Hadith # 1336
Salamah bin Al-Akwa (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) happened to pass by a group of people who were having a shooting match. (Upon seeing them, he (PBUH)) said, "Shoot, O sons of (Prophet) Isma'il, for your father was an archer."
[Al-Bukhari]
Commentary
Arabs are also called Banu Isma'il because they are the descendants of Prophet Ibrahim's son, Isma'il. This is the reason that Prophet Ibrahim is reckoned an ancestor of the Prophet (PBUH) for his being his descendant.
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