حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ
عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ
أَبَا حَمْزَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ أَتْبَاعًا ، وَإِنَّا قَدْ تَبِعْنَاكَ ، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ أَتْبَاعَنَا مِنَّا ، قَالَ :
فَدَعَا لَهُمْ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ أَتْبَاعَهُمْ مِنْهُمْ ، قَالَ : فَنَمَّيْتُ ذَلِكَ إِلَى ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، فَقَالَ : زَعَمَ ذَلِكَ زَيْدٌ ، يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَرْقَمَ .
Abu Hamza says that once the Ansar said, "O Messenger of Allah! Every prophet has followers; we are your followers. Please supplicate to Allah that our followers be included among us." So the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) supplicated for them that Allah include their followers among them. When this hadith was narrated to Ibn Abi Layla, he said that Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) also holds the same opinion.