Umar Quotes
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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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The less of the World, the freer you live.
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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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Do not be misled by a person's prayers and fasting. [Instead] look [at their] sincerity and wisdom.
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Luxury is an obstacle, and so is the fatness of the body.
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May Allah have mercy on him who sends me my faults as a present.
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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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The criterion of action is that todays work should not be deferred till the following day.
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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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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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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 accept gifts; [because] that is bribery.
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Praise Allah, for by praise His blessings multiply.
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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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Forgive people so that Allah may forgive you.
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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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Lower your gaze from the world and turn your heart away from it...
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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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A man should be like a child with his wives, but if they need him, he
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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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What regresses, never progresses.
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He who went to the kings to seek favors went away from Allah.