Umar Quotes
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Money cannot help lifting its head.
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To be alone means that you avoid bad company. But to have a true friend is better than being alone.
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Sit with those who love Allah, for that enlightens the mind.
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Be patient; patience is a pillar of faith.
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When you do not know of a thing say so plainly.
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The death of a thousand worshipers is easier to bear than the death of a scholar who has knowledge of what Allah has permitted and forbidden.
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No amount of worrying can change the future. Go easy on yourself, for the outcome of all affairs is determined by God's decree. If something is meant to go elsewhere, it will never come your way, but if it is yours by destiny, from you it cannot flee.
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Do not be misled by hearing of anyone's reputation.
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Avoidance of sin is lighter than the pain of remorse.
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We are a people whom Allah gave might and glory to through Islam, so we will never seek glory through anything else.
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The wisest among you is he whose sustenance is the fear of Allah.
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Be dignified, honest and truthful.
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Truth is Timeless, and returning to Truth is better than continuing in Falsehood
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There are four types of oceans. Passions are the ocean of sins, the self (nafs) is the ocean of lust, death is the ocean of life, and the grave is the ocean of distress
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Take account of yourselves before you are brought to account.
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Death is teacher enough, true faith is wealth enough, and worship is action enough.
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The happiest of people is the one under whose care people are happy because of him, and the most miserable of people is the one under whose care people are miserable because of him.
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He who does not live in the way of his beliefs starts to believe in the way he lives.
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I have never regretted my silence. As for my speech, I have regretted it over and over again.
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May Allah show mercy upon the man who shows me my faults.
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On every dishonest man, there are two watchmen, his possessions, and his way of living.
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God forbid, men should be jealous of knowledge as they are jealous of women.
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I fear the day when the Kuffar are proud of their falsehood, and the Muslims are shy of their faith.
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Do not be fooled by one who recites the Quran. His recitation is but speech – but look to those who act according to it.