Allah, the Exalted, says that these Prophets (were favored), tjut this does not mean only these Prophets who were mentioned in this Surah. Rather, it is referring to all of those who were Prophets. Allah merely changes the implication of the discussion from specific individuals to the entire group of Prophets.

As-Suddi and Ibn Jarir both said, “That which is meant by the offspring of Adam is Idris, and what is meant by the offspring of those ‘whom We carried with Nuh’ is Ibrahim, and what is meant by the offspring of Ibrahim is Ishaq, Ya'qflb and IsmaH, and what is meant by the offspring of Israll is Musa, Harun, Zakariyya, Yayha and Isa bin Maryam.” Ibn Jarir said, “And that is the distinction of their genealogies, even though Adam gathers all of them (as their original father). This is because among them is he who was not a descendant of those who were on the ship with Nuh, and he that is Idris. For verily, he was the grandfather of Nuh.” I say that this is the most apparent meaning, which concludes that Idris is amongst the pillars of Nuh’s ancestral lineage.

The view that this Ayah refers to the ancestral lineage of the Prophets, is the fact that it is similar to Allah’s statement in Surah Al-An‘am,

And that was our proof which We gave Ibrahim against his people. We raise whom We will in degrees. Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing. And We bestowed upon him lsliaq and Ya'qub, each of them We guided; and before him We guided Nuh, and among his progeny Dawiid, Sulayman, Ayyub, Yusuf, Musa and Hdriin. Thus do We reivard the doers of good. And Zakariyya, and Yahya, and Tsd and Ilyas, each one of them was of the righteous. And Isma'il and Al-Yasd' and Yunus and Lilt and each one of them We preferred above the ‘Alamin. And also some of their fathers and their progeny and their brethem, We chose them, and We guided them to the straight path.

Until Allah’s statement,

They are those whom Allah had guided. So follow their guidance.

Allah, the Exalted, says,

0f some of them We have related to you their story. And of some We have not related to you their story.

In Sahih Al-Bukhari it is reported from Mujahid that he asked Ibn ‘Abbas, “Is there a prostration in Surah Sad?" Ibn ‘Abbas replied, “Yes.” Then he recited,

They are those whom Allah had guided. So folloiv their guidance.

Ibn ‘Abbas then said, “So your Prophet is one of those who have been commanded to follow them. And he is of those who should be followed.” - referring to Dawud.

Allah, the Exalted, said in this noble Ayah,

This means that when they heard the Words of Allih, mentioning His proofs and evidences, they prostrated to their Lord in humility, humbleness, praise and thanks for the great favors they were blessed with. The word Bukiyan at the end of the Ayah means those who are crying, and it is the plural of BakL Due to this the scholars agree that it is legislated to prostrate upon reading this Ayah, in following them and adhering to their manner of worship.