I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Seek for me weak persons, for you are provided means of subsistence and helped through your weaklings. Abu Dawud said: Zaid b. Artat is the brother of 'Adi b. Artat. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2594)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ ابْغُونِيَ الضُّعَفَاءَ فَإِنَّمَا تُرْزَقُونَ وَتُنْصَرُونَ بِضُعَفَائِكُمْ  

[Machine] "He has virtue over those who are below him among the companions of the Prophet ﷺ . The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, 'Indeed, Allah supports this nation through its weak by means of their supplications, prayers, and sincerity.'"  

أَنَّ لَهُ فَضْلًا عَلَى مَنْ دُونِهِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّمَا نَصَرَ اللهُ ﷻ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةَ بِضَعِيفِهَا بِدَعْوَتِهِمْ وَصَلَاتِهِمْ وَإِخْلَاصِهِمْ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet Muhammad, ﷺ , he said: "Hold on a moment, from Allah, hold on a moment. Verily, had it not been for young men who are humble, and animals that are content, and elderly people who bow down in prayer, and infants who are breastfed, punishment would have poured upon you like a torrent. This hadith is narrated by Ibrahim bin Kuthaym, who is not considered very strong, and he has another separate chain of narration that is also not very strong."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَهْلًا عَنِ اللهِ مَهْلًا فَإِنَّهُ لَوْلَا شَبَابُ خُشَّعٌ وَبَهَائِمٌ رُتَّعٌ وَشُيُوخٌ رُكَّعٌ وَأَطْفَالٌ رُضَّعٌ لَصُبَّ عَلَيْكُمُ الْعَذَابُ صَبًّا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ خُثَيْمٍ غَيْرُ قَوِيٍّ وَلَهُ شَاهِدٌ بِإِسْنَادٍ آخَرَ غَيْرِ قَوِيٍّ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "If it were not for the worshippers of Allah, the kneeling animals, the infants being breastfed, and the roaming animals, surely punishment would rain down upon you abundantly, and you would be left yearning for mercy."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَوْلَا عِبَادُ اللهِ رُكَّعٌ وَصِبْيَةٌ رُضَّعٌ وَبَهَائِمٌ رُتَّعٌ لَصُبَّ عَلَيْكُمُ الْعَذَابُ صَبًّا ثُمَّ لَتَرْضُنَّ رِضًا