Umar Quotes
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Do not overeat; that invites disease.
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Do not be an arrogant scholar, for scholarship cannot subsist with arrogance.
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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.
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The criterion of action is that todays work should not be deferred till the following day.
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Sit with those who constantly repent, for they have the softest hearts.
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Women are not a garment you wear and undress however you like. They are honored and have their rights.
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If Allah wants for a people ill, he gives them debates and takes away from them actions.
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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.
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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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He who wins through fraud is not a winner.
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Hold on to your salah, because if you lose that, you will lose everything else.
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Truth is Timeless, and returning to Truth is better than continuing in Falsehood
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Preserve the sayings of those people who are indifferent to the world. They say only that what Allah wishes them to say.
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Learn Arabic, for it strengthens the intelligence and increases one’s noble conduct (al-murû`ah).
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Be patient; patience is a pillar of faith.
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O Allah do not give me in excess lest I may be disobedient.
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To forgive an oppressor is oppression upon the oppressed.
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Acquire knowledge before you become leaders and pride prevents you from learning and you live in ignorance.
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Fear Allah, for He alone lives; all other things are liable to perish.
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May Allah show mercy upon the man who shows me my faults.
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Do not be fooled by one who recites the Qurân. His recitation is but speech – but look to those who act according to it.
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As long as you are pure of heart, you speak the truth.
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Renouncing the worldly pleasures is a comfort for both the human heart and body.
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Allah loves moderation and hates extravagance and excess.
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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
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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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Take account of yourselves before you are brought to account.
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Forgive people so that Allah may forgive you.
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The wisest man is he who can account for his actions.
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Lower your gaze from the world and turn your heart away from it...
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