Umar Quotes

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

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

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

Learn the Arabic language; it will sharpen your wisdom.

He who wins through fraud is not a winner.

Avoidance of sin is lighter than the pain of remorse.

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

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

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

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

Be patient; patience is a pillar of faith.

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

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

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.

Do not put off today's work for tomorrow.

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

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

What regresses, never progresses.

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

Allah loves moderation and hates extravagance and excess.

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.

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.

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

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

To forgive an oppressor is oppression upon the oppressed.

Take account of yourselves before you are brought to account.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Forgive people so that Allah may forgive you.

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

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

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

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.

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

Praise Allah, for by praise His blessings multiply.

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

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

Be dignified, honest and truthful.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He who does now know evil will fall into it.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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