Umar Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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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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“I have never regretted my silence. As for my speech, I have regretted it over and over again.”
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“Earning of livelihood by following some profession is better than living on charity.”
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“To speak less is wisdom, to eat less is healthy, and to mingle less with te people is safe and serene.”
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“Sit with those who constantly repent, for they have the softest hearts.”
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“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.”
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“Sit with those who love Allah, for that enlightens the mind.”
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“As long as you are pure of heart, you speak the truth.”
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“To be alone means that you avoid bad company. But to have a true friend is better than being alone.”
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“Take account of your deeds before they are taken account of.”
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“Get used to a rough life, for luxury does not last forever.”
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“Let not your love become attachment, nor your hate become destruction.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“When you do not know of a thing say so plainly.”
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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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“Truth is Timeless, and returning to Truth is better than continuing in Falsehood”
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“Acquire knowledge, and learn tranquility and dignity.”
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“Sometimes the people with the worst past, create the best future”
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“May Allah have mercy on him who sends me my faults as a present.”
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“Fear Allah, for that is fortune; indifference to Allah is misfortune.”
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“Take account of yourselves before you are brought to account.”
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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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