Umar Quotes

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.

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

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

Do not overeat; that invites disease.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Fear him, whom you hate.

Acquire knowledge and teach it to people.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

What regresses, never progresses.

The less of the World, the freer you live.

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

Forgive people so that Allah may forgive you.

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

Learn the Arabic language; it will sharpen your wisdom.

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.

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

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

Patience is the healthiest ingredient of our life.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Money cannot help lifting its head.

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.