Umar Quotes
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When you do not know of a thing say so plainly.
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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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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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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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Sit with those who love Allah, for that enlightens the mind.
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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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The wisest among you is he whose sustenance is the fear of Allah.
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Avoidance of sin is lighter than the pain of remorse.
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Do not be misled by hearing of anyone's reputation.
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Be dignified, honest and truthful.
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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.
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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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Acquire knowledge, and learn tranquility and dignity.
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Death is teacher enough, true faith is wealth enough, and worship is action enough.
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Try as much as you can to mention death. For if you were having hard times in your life, then it would give you more hope and would ease things for you. And if you were having abundant affluence of living in luxury, then it would make it less luxurious.
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God forbid, men should be jealous of knowledge as they are jealous of women.
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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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I have never regretted my silence. As for my speech, I have regretted it over and over again.
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If a person has ten habits out of which nine are good and one bad, that bad one will destroy the good ones.
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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.