[Machine] The Ansar said, "O Messenger of Allah, indeed every prophet has followers, and we have followed you, so pray to Allah that He makes our followers from among us." So he prayed for them, "O Allah, make their followers from among them." I attributed this narration to Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Layla and he said, "This claim was made by Zaid bin Arqam." The chain of narrators is authentic, but it was not mentioned in a Sahih collection.
قَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ أَتْبَاعًا وَإِنَّا قَدِ اتَّبَعْنَاكَ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ أَتْبَاعَنَا مِنَّا «فَدَعَا لَهُمْ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ أَتْبَاعَهُمْ مِنْهُمْ» قَالَ فَنَمَيْتُ ذَلِكَ إِلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى فَقَالَ «قَدْ زَعَمَ ذَلِكَ زَيْدُ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ» صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ صحيح