Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 13294

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reports this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "There is no one more possessed of ghayrah (protective jealousy) than Allah Almighty, and that is why He has made indecencies unlawful. There is no one to whom praise is more beloved than Allah Almighty, and that is why He has praised Himself. There is no one to whom excuse is more beloved than Allah Almighty, and that is why He has sent excuses (warnings) to His creation. And there is no one to whom praise (hamd) is more beloved than Allah Almighty, and that is why He has praised Himself." Allamah al-Haythami says: I say: in the Sahih only these words are mentioned: "There is no one more possessed of ghayrah than Allah Almighty, and there is no one to whom praise is more beloved than Allah Almighty."
Al-Tabarani recorded it. Its chain contains Abdullah bin Hammad bin Numayr, and I do not know him. The rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).