Umar Quotes
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If patience and gratitude had been she camels, it would have mattered little on which I rode.
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Fear Allah, for He alone lives; all other things are liable to perish.
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May Allah have mercy on him who sends me my faults as a present.
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No man can have anything better after faith than a woman of righteous character, loving and child-bearing. And no man can have anything worse after unbelief than a sharp-tongued woman of bad character.
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Acquire knowledge and teach it to people.
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Get used to a rough life, for luxury does not last forever.
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Hold yourselves accountable before you are held accountable.
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Forgive people so that Allah may forgive you.
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That which you do not wish for yourself, do not impose on others.
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The less of the World, the freer you live.
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Do not be misled by a person's prayers and fasting. [Instead] look [at their] sincerity and wisdom.
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Islam will be destroyed by the mistakes of scholars, the arguments of the hypocrites who misinterpret the Qur’an to support their views and misleading rulers.
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Do not overeat; that invites disease.
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He who went to the kings to seek favors went away from Allah.
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When you see that any scholar loves the world, then his scholarship is in doubt.
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I am surprised at three things: 1. [A] man runs from death while death is inevitable. 2. One sees minor faults in others, yet overlooks his own major faults. 3. When there is any defect to one's cattle he tries to cure it, but does not cure his own defects.
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Do not be deceived by a man's eloquence; rather whoever fulfils trusts and refrains from impugning people's honour is a real man.
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Don't forget your own self while preaching to others.
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A man should be like a child with his wives, but if they need him, he
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Do not depend upon the morality of a person until you have seen him behave while in anger.
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Praise Allah, for by praise His blessings multiply.
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Taqwaa is not by praying all night and fasting all day but rather it is abiding by the commands of Allah and staying away from His prohibitions.
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The criterion of action is that todays work should not be deferred till the following day.
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What regresses, never progresses.