Umar Quotes
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Fear Allah, for that is fortune; indifference to Allah is misfortune.
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Take account of yourselves before you are brought to account.
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Luxury is an obstacle, and so is the fatness of the body.
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Earning of livelihood by following some profession is better than living on charity.
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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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When a man puts me a question, I judge of his intelligence.
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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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To forgive an oppressor is oppression upon the oppressed.
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For those who practise tyranny and deprive others of their rights, I will be harsh and stern, but for those who follow the law, I will be most soft and tender.
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No amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of worrying can change the future
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Renouncing the worldly pleasures is a comfort for both the human heart and body.
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Patience is the healthiest ingredient of our life.
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Do not put off today's work until tomorrow, lest work accumulate and you achieve nothing.
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The wisest man is he who can account for his actions.
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Do not put off today's work for tomorrow.
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As long as you are pure of heart, you speak the truth.
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A man may be as straight as an arrow, but even then he will have some critics.
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Learn the Arabic language; it will sharpen your wisdom.
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Trust is that there should be no difference between what you do and say and what you think.
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Sometimes the people with the worst past, create the best future
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The most important of your affairs in my view is prayer; whoever prays regularly has protected his faith, but whoever neglects it, is bound to be more negligent in other issues of faith.
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Fear Allah, for He alone lives; all other things are liable to perish.
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He who does now know evil will fall into it.
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Do not accept gifts; [because] that is bribery.