Umar Quotes
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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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He who does not live in the way of his beliefs starts to believe in the way he lives.
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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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Do not be misled by a person's prayers and fasting. [Instead] look [at their] sincerity and wisdom.
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The less of the World, the freer you live.
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Hold yourselves accountable before you are held accountable.
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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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Forgive people so that Allah may forgive you.
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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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Don't forget your own self while preaching to others.
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Do not overeat; that invites disease.
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Get used to a rough life, for luxury does not last forever.
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The criterion of action is that todays work should not be deferred till the following day.
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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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Do not accept gifts; [because] that is bribery.
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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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There is no goodness in people who don't give advice, and there is no goodness in people who don't like to be advised
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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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Praise Allah, for by praise His blessings multiply.
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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.