Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3179
أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي زَيْدُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " ابْغُونِي الضَّعِيفَ فَإِنَّكُمْ إِنَّمَا تُرْزَقُونَ وَتُنْصَرُونَ بِضُعَفَائِكُمْ " .
Yahya ibn Uthman informed us; he said: Umar ibn Abd al-Wahid narrated to us; he said: Ibn Jabir narrated to us; he said: Zayd ibn Artah al-Fazari narrated to me, from Jubayr ibn Nufayr al-Hadrami, who heard Abu al-Darda say: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Seek out the weak for me, for you are granted provision and victory only through your weak.
Translation notes
ابْغُونِي الضَّعِيفَ is rendered as a request to seek out or bring forward the weak; the saying connects the community’s provision and victory to them.