The Seven Instructions of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam):

Hazrat Abu Zar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates the following:

My beloved friend, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), instructed me to do the following seven things:

1. To love the poor and remain close to them.

2. To look at those who are lower than me (in possessing the wealth of the world) and not to look at those who are higher than me.

3. He instructed me to join family ties, even if they have turned their backs on me.

4. He instructed me to never ask anyone for anything.

5. He instructed me to speak the truth, even though it may be bitter.

6. He instructed me to not allow any person’s rebuke to prevent me from fulfilling the order of Allah Ta‘ala.

7. He instructed me to recite لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله in abundance as these words are from beneath the treasure of the throne (of Allah Ta‘ala).

(Majma‘uz Zawaa’id #17907)