Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 37002 — The words of the Prophet Musa

The father of Abdullah bin Ubayd said: Musa (peace be upon him) said (in the presence of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted): O my Lord! You have mentioned Ibrahim, Ishaq and Ya'qub (peace be upon them) (among Your beloved servants); for what (deed, by whose blessing) did You grant them this (rank and station)? Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said (in reply): Indeed, whenever Ibrahim (peace be upon him) (saw a false deity or an unlawful thing set against Me or My command and was compelled to) weigh it against Me, he chose (to abandon that false deity and unlawful thing and to follow My command and) Me alone. And Ishaq (peace be upon him) offered his life as a sacrifice for My pleasure, and as for things other than life (spending them for My pleasure in charity), his generosity was far greater (even than that). And Ya'qub (peace be upon him) (had such trust in Me that) whenever I tested him, his good opinion of Me only increased (and no ill opinion arose).