Umar quotes

Sit with those who constantly repent, for they have the softest hearts.

Do not be an arrogant scholar, for scholarship cannot subsist with arrogance.

Do not depend upon the morality of a person until you have seen him behave while in anger.

If a sheep dies on the shore of the Euphrates I fear lest Allah ask me to account for it on the Day of Resurrection.

What regresses, never progresses.

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.

When you see that any scholar loves the world, then his scholarship is in doubt.

I have never regretted my silence. As for my speech, I have regretted it over and over again.

If Allah wants for a people ill, he gives them debates and takes away from them actions.

Take account of your deeds before they are taken account of.

O Allah do not give me in excess lest I may be disobedient.

Let not your love become attachment, nor your hate become destruction.

Be patient; patience is a pillar of faith.

Avoidance of sin is lighter than the pain of remorse.

Truth is Timeless, and returning to Truth is better than continuing in Falsehood

Do not be misled by hearing of anyone's reputation.

A man may be as straight as an arrow, but even then he will have some critics.

The wisest among you is he whose sustenance is the fear of Allah.

Do not overeat; that invites disease.

Fear Allah, for that is fortune; indifference to Allah is misfortune.

Money cannot help lifting its head.

That which you do not wish for yourself, do not impose on others.

Women are not a garment you wear and undress however you like. They are honored and have their rights.

God forbid, men should be jealous of knowledge as they are jealous of women.

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.

A man should be like a child with his wives, but if they need him, he should act like a man

Earning of livelihood by following some profession is better than living on charity.

Learn the Arabic language; it will sharpen your wisdom.

Forgive people so that Allah may forgive you.

Learn Arabic, for it strengthens the intelligence and increases one’s noble conduct (al-murû`ah).

Trust is that there should be no difference between what you do and say and what you think.

He who wins through fraud is not a winner.

To forgive an oppressor is oppression upon the oppressed.

The efficacy of a prayer depends not on the words but on the sincerity of intention.

The less of the World, the freer you live.

The wisest man is he who can account for his actions.

We are a people whom Allah gave might and glory to through Islam, so we will never seek glory through anything else.

Seek knowledge and teach it to people. Learn dignity and tranquillity, and be humble towards those from whom you learn knowledge and be humble towards those to whom you teach it, and do not be tyrannical scholar otherwise your knowledge cannot be established because of your tyranny.

May Allah have mercy on him who sends me my faults as a present.

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.

Do not put off today's work until tomorrow, lest work accumulate and you achieve nothing.

Who do you think's better looking people in the north or people in the south?

He who went to the kings to seek favors went away from Allah.

I looked at all friends, and did not find a better friend than safeguarding the tongue. I thought about all dresses, but did not find a better dress than piety. I thought about all types of wealth, but did not find a better wealth than contentment in little. I thought of all types of good deeds, but did not find a better deed than offering good advice. I looked at all types of sustenance, but did not find a better sustenance than patience.

Do not be fooled by one who recites the Qurân. His recitation is but speech – but look to those who act according to it.

Sometimes the people with the worst past, create the best future

When you do not know of a thing say so plainly.

He who keeps his own counsel keeps his affairs in his own hands.

May Allah show mercy upon the man who shows me my faults.

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

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.

Praise Allah, for by praise His blessings multiply.

By Allah, whenever I endure any adversity I gain four blessings of Allah in exchange. The first of them is, when the adversity is not caused by my sin (virtue is earned). The second, when the adversity is not greater than my sin (virtue is earned). The third, when I am not deprived of contentment (virtue is earned). And the fourth, I hope for virtues thereby.

As long as you are pure of heart, you speak the truth.

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.

Do not accept gifts; [because] that is bribery.

I know that you are a stone, you do not cause benefit or harm; and if it were not that I had seen Allâh’s Messenger (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) kiss you, I would never have kissed you.

No amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of worrying can change the future

To speak less is wisdom, to eat less is healthy, and to mingle less with te people is safe and serene.

Take account of yourselves before you are brought to account.

Patience is the healthiest ingredient of our life.

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.

Death is teacher enough, true faith is wealth enough, and worship is action enough.

Hold on to your salah, because if you lose that, you will lose everything else.

He who does now know evil will fall into it.

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.

He who sleeps without offering the night prayer, may he never enjoy a sound sleep.

If a person has ten habits out of which nine are good and one bad, that bad one will destroy the good ones.

The criterion of action is that todays work should not be deferred till the following day.

Be dignified, honest and truthful.

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.

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

On every dishonest man, there are two watchmen, his possessions, and his way of living.

Fear him, whom you hate.

Luxury is an obstacle, and so is the fatness of the body.

Lower your gaze from the world and turn your heart away from it...

Allah loves moderation and hates extravagance and excess.

Stay well away from the enemies of Allâh during their festivals.

Renouncing the worldly pleasures is a comfort for both the human heart and body.

Don't forget your own self while preaching to others.

Acquire knowledge before you become leaders and pride prevents you from learning and you live in ignorance.

The person I like most is the one who points out my defects

Sit with those who love Allah, for that enlightens the mind.

Do not put off today's work for tomorrow.

Acquire knowledge and teach it to people.

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.

To be alone means that you avoid bad company. But to have a true friend is better than being alone.

If your ruler is just, then praise God; but if he is unjust, pray to God to rid you of him.

May Allah bless the man who says less and does more.

Get used to a rough life, for luxury does not last forever.

He who does not live in the way of his beliefs starts to believe in the way he lives.

I fear the day when the Kuffar are proud of their falsehood, and the Muslims are shy of their faith.

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.

Preserve the sayings of those people who are indifferent to the world. They say only that what Allah wishes them to say.

Acquire knowledge, and learn tranquility and dignity.

Fear Allah, for He alone lives; all other things are liable to perish.

When a man puts me a question, I judge of his intelligence.

Hold yourselves accountable before you are held accountable.

I will be harsh and stern against the aggressor, but I will be a pillar of strength for the weak.I will not calm down until I will put one cheek of a tyrant on the ground and the other under my feet, and for the poor and weak, I will put my cheek on the ground.

Do not be deceived by a man's eloquence; rather whoever fulfils trusts and refrains from impugning people's honour is a real man.

Do not be misled by a person's prayers and fasting. [Instead] look [at their] sincerity and wisdom.

If patience and gratitude had been she camels, it would have mattered little on which I rode.