Abu Dharr (radhiyallahu anhu) narrates:
Rasulullaah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) commanded me:
1) That I keep family ties even if they turn away.
2) That I speak the Haqq even if it is bitter.
3) That, while doing something for the sake of Allah, the criticisms of critics should not affect me.
4) That I love the meek (and poor) and I sit with them.
5) That I look at those worse off than me (in terms of Dunya), and I never look at those better off than me.
6) That I recite excessively, “La Hawla wa La Quwwata illaa billaah”.
(Tabaraani’s al-Mu’jam ul-Kabeer)
ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻲ ﺫﺭ ﺭﺿﻲ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻪ، ﻗﺎﻝ: «ﺃﻣﺮﻧﻲ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ اﻟﻠﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ، ﺃﻥ ﺃﺻﻞ ﺭﺣﻤﻲ، ﻭﺇﻥ ﺃﺩﺑﺮﺕ، ﻭﺃﻥ ﺃﻗﻮﻝ اﻟﺤﻖ، ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﺮا، ﻭﺃﻥ ﻻ ﺗﺄﺧﺬﻧﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻮﻣﺔ ﻻﺋﻢ، ﻭﺃﻥ ﺃﺣﺐ اﻟﻤﺴﺎﻛﻴﻦ، ﻭﺃﺟﺎﻟﺴﻬﻢ، ﻭﺃﻥ ﺃﻧﻈﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﻦ ﻫﻮ ﺗﺤﺘﻲ، ﻭﻻ ﺃﻧﻈﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﻦ ﻫﻮ ﻓﻮﻗﻲ، ﻭﺃﻥ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ﻗﻮﻝ ﻻ ﺣﻮﻝ، ﻭﻻ ﻗﻮﺓ ﺇﻻ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ