Umar Quotes
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Seek knowledge and teach it to people. Learn dignity and tranquillity, and be humble towards those from whom you learn knowledge and be humble towards those to whom you teach it, and do not be tyrannical scholar otherwise your knowledge cannot be established because of your tyranny.
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The person I like most is the one who points out my defects
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Let not your love become attachment, nor your hate become destruction.
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Women are not a garment you wear and undress however you like. They are honored and have their rights.
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May Allah bless the man who says less and does more.
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I will be harsh and stern against the aggressor, but I will be a pillar of strength for the weak.I will not calm down until I will put one cheek of a tyrant on the ground and the other under my feet, and for the poor and weak, I will put my cheek on the ground.
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I know that you are a stone, you do not cause benefit or harm; and if it were not that I had seen Allâh’s Messenger (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) kiss you, I would never have kissed you.
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Learn Arabic, for it strengthens the intelligence and increases one’s noble conduct (al-murû`ah).
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Stay well away from the enemies of Allâh during their festivals.
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Acquire knowledge before you become leaders and pride prevents you from learning and you live in ignorance.
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If a sheep dies on the shore of the Euphrates I fear lest Allah ask me to account for it on the Day of Resurrection.
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Who do you think's better looking people in the north or people in the south?
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Preserve the sayings of those people who are indifferent to the world. They say only that what Allah wishes them to say.
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To speak less is wisdom, to eat less is healthy, and to mingle less with te people is safe and serene.
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If your ruler is just, then praise God; but if he is unjust, pray to God to rid you of him.
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The efficacy of a prayer depends not on the words but on the sincerity of intention.
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Do not be fooled by one who recites the Qurân. His recitation is but speech – but look to those who act according to it.
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O Allah do not give me in excess lest I may be disobedient.
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Hold on to your salah, because if you lose that, you will lose everything else.
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Do not be an arrogant scholar, for scholarship cannot subsist with arrogance.