Six things a seeker must possess

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Hazrat Shaikh Abu Ismaïl Abdullah al-Herawi al-Ansari or Khajah Abdullah Ansari of Herat   خواجه عبدالله انصاری‎, the  Peer-e Herat wrote in one of his earlier treatises, the صد میدان   (One Hundred Fields), that to attain spiritual stations, it is imperative that the seeker possesses the following six invaluable traits:

تعظیم امر
  بیم مكر
 لزوم عذر
    خدمت بسنت
  زیستن برفاقت
برخلق بشفقت

For English speakers, it is roughly translated as:

1. Great respect for the (Divine) commandment ('amr)
2. Fear of the ruse/deception (makr) 
3. Necessity of excuse or apology for others('uzr)
4. Serving others, in accordance with the Prophetic tradition
5. Living in (spiritual) company
6. Love and kindness towards creation