Imam Malik bin Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, said: {نَرْفَعُدَرَجَاتٍمَّنْنَّشَائُ} that is, through knowledge. I asked a narrator: Who narrated this hadith to you? He said: Zaid bin Aslam assumes this.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / تفسير من سورة الأنفال إلى سورة الرعد / 8640
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اثر صحيح ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 449 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 449»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The complete verse is: {وَتِلْکَحُجَّتُنَآاٰتَیْنٰہَآاِبْرٰہِیْمَعَلٰیقَوْمِہٖنَرْفَعُدَرَجٰتٍمَّنْنَّشَائُاِنَّرَبَّکَحَکِیْمٌعَلِیْمٌ} … And this is Our proof which We gave to Ibrahim against his people; We raise in degrees whom We will. Indeed, your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing.
That is, such a proof and argument for the oneness of Allah (tawhid al-ilahi), for which Ibrahim (alayhis salam)'s people could not produce any answer.