Al-Hasan said: Ishmael was ransomed only with a male ibex that was sent down to him from Thabir. (1)

“And We left for him a good mention among later generations: ‘Peace be upon Abraham.’ Thus do We reward those who do good. Indeed, he was among Our believing servants. And We gave him the glad tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous. And We blessed him and Isaac. Among their descendants are those who do good and those who are clearly unjust to themselves. And We certainly bestowed favor upon Moses and Aaron. We saved them and their people from the great distress, and We aided them, so they were the victorious. We gave them the illuminating Scripture, guided them to the straight path, and left for them a good mention among later generations: ‘Peace be upon Moses and Aaron.’ Thus do We reward those who do good. Indeed, they were among Our believing servants.” (108–122)

“And We left for him among later generations”: that is, We left him a good mention among later generations.

“Peace be upon Abraham. Thus do We reward those who do good. Indeed, he was among Our believing servants. And We gave him the glad tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous.” Those who hold that Ishmael was the intended sacrifice say that, after this account, Abraham was given the glad tidings of Isaac, a prophet, as a reward for his obedience. Those who hold that Isaac was the intended sacrifice say that Abraham was given the glad tidings of Isaac’s prophethood. Ikrimah narrated this from Ibn Abbas, who said: He was given the glad tidings of him twice: when he was born and when he was made a prophet.

“And We blessed him”: that is, Abraham, through his children; “and Isaac,” in that most of the prophets were from his descendants; “and among their descendants are those who do good,” that is, believers, “and those who are unjust to themselves,” that is, disbelievers, “clearly,” meaning manifestly so.

His, Exalted is He, saying: “And We certainly bestowed favor upon Moses and Aaron”: We bestowed upon them the blessing of prophethood.

“And We saved them and their people,” namely, the Children of Israel, “from the great distress”: that is, the immense anguish they suffered from Pharaoh’s enslavement of them. It was also said: from drowning.

“And We aided them,” meaning Moses, Aaron, and their people, “so they were the victorious” over the Copts. “And We gave them the illuminating Scripture”: that is, the radiant Scripture, namely the Torah.

“And We guided them to the straight path, and left for them a good mention among later generations: ‘Peace be upon Moses and Aaron.’ Thus do We reward those who do good. Indeed, they were among Our believing servants.”