وَإِنَّمَا قَالَ هَذَا لِيَمْتَحِنَهُ، لِأَنَّهُ هُوَ عَلِمَ مَا هُوَ مُزْمِعٌ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ.
And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.