It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: My friend advised me regarding seven things. He advised me to love the poor and to be close to them; and that I should look at those who are below me and not look at those who are above me; and that I should maintain ties of kinship even if they are unkind to me; and that I should frequently recite "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah"; and that I should speak the bitter truth; and that in matters concerning Allah, I should not fear the blame of any blamer; and that I should not ask people for anything.