Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا سَلَّامٌ أَبُو الْمُنْذِرِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ وَاسِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ أَمَرَنِي خَلِيلِي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَبْعٍ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَالدُّنُوِّ مِنْهُمْ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَنْظُرَ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ دُونِي وَلَا أَنْظُرَ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ فَوْقِي وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَصِلَ الرَّحِمَ وَإِنْ أَدْبَرَتْ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ لَا أَسْأَلَ أَحَدًا شَيْئًا وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقُولَ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُرًّا وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ لَا أَخَافَ فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُكْثِرَ مِنْ قَوْلِ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُنَّ مِنْ كَنْزٍ تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ.
English Translation
Affan told us: Sallam Abu al-Mundhir told us, from Muhammad ibn Wasi', from Abd Allah ibn al-Samit, from Abu Dharr, who said: My close friend, peace and blessings be upon him, commanded me with seven things: he commanded me to love the poor and to draw near to them; he commanded me to look at those below me and not look at those above me; he commanded me to maintain family ties even if they turned away; he commanded me not to ask anyone for anything; he commanded me to speak the truth even if it were bitter; he commanded me not to fear, in the cause of Allah, the blame of any blamer; and he commanded me to say often "There is no power and no strength except with Allah," for these words are from a treasure beneath the Throne.