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Umar

ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate on 23 August 634. Umar was a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was also an expert Muslim jurist known for his pious and just nature, which earned him the epithet al-Faruq.

584 - November 6, 644
The less of the World, the freer you live.
Trust is that there should be no difference between what you do and say and what you think.
Let not your love become attachment, nor your hate become destruction. — © Umar
Let not your love become attachment, nor your hate become destruction.
No amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of worrying can change the future
As long as you are pure of heart, you speak the truth.
I have never regretted my silence. As for my speech, I have regretted it over and over again.
Patience is the healthiest ingredient of our life.
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
Truth is Timeless, and returning to Truth is better than continuing in Falsehood
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
The wisest man is he who can account for his actions.
What regresses, never progresses.
God forbid, men should be jealous of knowledge as they are jealous of women. — © Umar
God forbid, men should be jealous of knowledge as they are jealous of women.
Forgive people so that Allah may forgive you.
Do not put off today's work until tomorrow, lest work accumulate and you achieve nothing.
Acquire knowledge before you become leaders and pride prevents you from learning and you live in ignorance.
Earning of livelihood by following some profession is better than living on charity.
Learn the Arabic language; it will sharpen your wisdom.
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.
Women are not a garment you wear and undress however you like. They are honored and have their rights.
May Allah bless the man who says less and does more.
He who keeps his own counsel keeps his affairs in his own hands.
He who does not live in the way of his beliefs starts to believe in the way he lives.
Do not depend upon the morality of a person until you have seen him behave while in anger.
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.
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.
Hold on to your salah, because if you lose that, you will lose everything else.
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.
I fear the day when the Kuffar are proud of their falsehood, and the Muslims are shy of their faith.
Preserve the sayings of those people who are indifferent to the world. They say only that what Allah wishes them to say.
Get used to a rough life, for luxury does not last forever.
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.
Acquire knowledge, and learn tranquility and dignity.
Luxury is an obstacle, and so is the fatness of the body.
To be alone means that you avoid bad company. But to have a true friend is better than being alone.
We are a people whom Allah gave might and glory to through Islam, so we will never seek glory through anything else.
May Allah show mercy upon the man who shows me my faults.
If a person has ten habits out of which nine are good and one bad, that bad one will destroy the good ones. — © Umar
If a person has ten habits out of which nine are good and one bad, that bad one will destroy the good ones.
Lower your gaze from the world and turn your heart away from it...
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.
When you see that any scholar loves the world, then his scholarship is in doubt.
When you do not know of a thing say so plainly.
The person I like most is the one who points out my defects
To speak less is wisdom, to eat less is healthy, and to mingle less with te people is safe and serene.
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.
That which you do not wish for yourself, do not impose on others.
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.
Don't forget your own self while preaching to others. — © Umar
Don't forget your own self while preaching to others.
When a man puts me a question, I judge of his intelligence.
To forgive an oppressor is oppression upon the oppressed.
Avoidance of sin is lighter than the pain of remorse.
Do not be deceived by a man's eloquence; rather whoever fulfils trusts and refrains from impugning people's honour is a real man.
A man should be like a child with his wives, but if they need him, he should act like a man
Do not be fooled by one who recites the Qurân. His recitation is but speech – but look to those who act according to it.
Do not accept gifts; [because] that is bribery.
Sometimes the people with the worst past, create the best future
Sit with those who constantly repent, for they have the softest hearts.
If Allah wants for a people ill, he gives them debates and takes away from them actions.
A man may be as straight as an arrow, but even then he will have some critics.
Do not be misled by a person's prayers and fasting. [Instead] look [at their] sincerity and wisdom.
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