The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Every prophet has protectors among the prophets, and my protector is my father Ibrahim, the intimate friend of my Lord." Then he recited, "Indeed, the people most worthy of Ibrahim are those who followed him, and this Prophet, and those who believe. And Allah is the protector of the believers" [Al Imran 3:68].Mahmud narrated to us, Abu Naeem narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us from his father, from Abu Duha, from Abdullah, from the Prophet ﷺ, a similar report, but in it he did not mention Masruq.
حدثنا محمود بن غيلان حدثنا أبو أحمد حدثنا سفيان عن أبيه عن أبي الضحى عن مسروق
قال رسول الله ﷺ إن لكل نبي ولاة من النبيين وإن وليي أبي وخليل ربي ثم قرأ {إن أولى الناس بإبراهيم للذين اتبعوه وهذا النبي والذين آمنوا والله ولي المؤمنين} حدثنا محمود حدثنا أبو نعيم حدثنا سفيان عن أبيه عن أبي الضحى عن عبد الله عن النبي ﷺ مثله ولم يقل فيه عن مسروق
[Sahih]. Ahmad also recorded it: 3/262, from Abdullah bin Bakr, with the same wording. Bukhari, no. 1461, and Muslim, no. 998, narrated it from the hadith of Anas with the same wording. The hadith of Malik is in Muwatta 2/995, 996 (Yahya's recension), and from that route Bukhari, no. 1461, Muslim, no. 998, and others narrated it.