Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حَمْزَةَ قَالَ قَالَتْ 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.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far told us: Shu'bah told us, from Amr ibn Murrah, who said: I heard Abu Hamzah say: The Ansar said: O Messenger of Allah, every prophet has followers, and we have indeed followed you, so pray to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to make our followers among us. He said: So he prayed for them that their followers be counted among them. He said: I mentioned that to Ibn Abi Layla, and he said: Zayd, that is Ibn Arqam, claimed that.