English translation
1702. Abū Ad-Dardā' narrated that he heard the Prophet ﷺ saying: "Seek your weak for me. For indeed your sustenance and aid is only by your weak."[2] (Ṣaḥīḥ) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ.
Hadith 1702
What Has Been Related About Seeking Assistance (From Allāh) By The Destitute Muslims
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Darussalam · Volume 3
21. The Chapters On Jihād From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
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Source no. 1702 · Volume 4 · Page 202
Sahih
صحيح، الصحيحة (٧٧٩) ، صحيح أبي داود (٢٣٣٥) ، التعليق الرغيب (١ / ٢٤)
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١٧٠٢ - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ ، عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «ابْغُونِي ضُعَفَاءَكُمْ، فَإِنَّمَا تُرْزَقُونَ وَتُنْصَرُونَ بِضُعَفَائِكُمْ» هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.
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Footnotes
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[1] Meaning his relatives.
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[2] The meaning of this Hadīth is: 'Bring the poor and downtrodden people to me so that they can supplicate to Allāh. Because your provisions and aid against your enemy is in relation to your kind treatment to them and their supplications, due to their lack of attachment to worldly matters.' See 'Awn Al-Ma'būd and Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi.
Commentary
'Weak and downtrodden' are those that, although less privileged in material prosperity and worldly glory, are honorable to Allāh thanks to the strength of their faith and the purity of their hearts. When they pray, they pray with full sincerity for the victory of the believers. Allāh, therefore, accepts their sincere petitions and supplications and grants victory to the Muslims, that brings in its wake the spoils of war, which has been made the sustenance of the believers.