O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out.
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Abu Bakr
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About Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr, born Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa, was a senior companion, the closest friend, and father-in-law of Muhammad, the Islamic prophet. He served as the first caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, ruling from 632 until his death in 634. Abu Bakr was granted the honorific title al-Ṣiddīq by Muhammad, a designation that continues to be used by Sunni Muslims to this day.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Abu BakrThe greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.
Solitude is better than the society of evil persons.
There is no harm in patience, and no profit in lamentation. Death is easier to bear (than) that which precedes it, and more severe than that which comes after it. Remember the death of the Apostle of…
It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you.
When knowledge is limited - it leads to folly... When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation.
The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah.
Knowledge is the life of the mind.
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Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.
He who avoids complaint invites happiness.
If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.
He who builds a masjid in the way of Allah, God will build a house for him in the paradise.
Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of God.
There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.
God helps those who fear Him.
When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God.
There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.
The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah.
He who is not impressed by sound advice, lacks faith.
There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.
If an ignorant person is attracted by the things of the world, that is bad. But if a learned person is thus attracted, it is worse.
There is no harm in patience, and no profit in lamentation. Death is easier to bear (than) that which precedes it, and more severe than that which comes after it. Remember the death of the Apostle of…
Have an earnestness for death and you will have life.
Death is the easiest of all things after it, and the hardest of all things before it.
Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives.