Notable Sayings of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq
- Rectify yourself, and people will be rectified for you.
- Your words should not be frivolous in matters of forgiveness or punishment.
- If you miss a good opportunity, strive to seize it; if it finds you, be the first to embrace it.
- The truest form of truthfulness is trustworthiness, and the gravest form of deceit is betrayal.
- Seek death, and life will be granted to you as a gift.
- Whoever worships Muhammad, know that Muhammad has passed away; but whoever worships Allah knows that Allah is ever-living and does not die.
- I would prefer to recover and express gratitude rather than endure hardship and have to be patient.
- Allah does not accept voluntary acts until the obligatory ones are fulfilled.
- Every person is greeted in their home, and death is closer than the shoelace on their foot.
- Indeed, you have eyes from Allah observing you.
- The better of the two virtues may often be what you find least favorable.
- May Allah have mercy on the person who assists their brother with their own self.
Notable Sayings of Ali ibn Abi Talib
- A true friend remains faithful to his brother in times of adversity, absence, and death.
- The individuals closest to the Prophets of Allah are those who speak the truth and are most steadfast in their actions.
- When you see an oppressed person, assist him against the oppressor.
- By doing good, you will win hearts; through generosity, you will conceal faults.
- Be associated with those of intellect and religion; they are the best companions.
- Invest your wealth for the sake of Allah, for the returns will be swift.
- Victories come through obedience, while disobedience leads to misery.
- In times of hardship, the true virtues of a person will be revealed.
- Avoid oppression, for it brings ruin and consequences upon its perpetrator.
- If you are not knowledgeable, be a conscious listener.
- Prefer associating with the wise and virtuous as they represent the best companionship.
Notable Sayings of Uthman ibn Affan
- You are in need of a proactive leader more than a talkative one.
- Work diligently and do not be heedless, for you are not forgotten.
- He who abandons worldly desires is loved by Allah; he who forsakes sins is loved by the angels; he who curbs greed for Muslims is loved by the community.
- The concerns of this world bring darkness to the heart, while the concerns of the afterlife illuminate it.
- When one’s heart is pure, it never tires of the words of Allah Almighty.
- I do not wish for a day or night to pass by without reflecting on the Book of Allah Almighty.
Notable Sayings of Umar ibn al-Khattab
- If patience and gratitude were two beasts, I wouldn’t know which one to mount.
- Speak only about what concerns you, recognize your enemy, and beware of your friend unless he is trustworthy, for true trust comes from one who fears Allah. Do not walk with the wicked, lest their wickedness influence you, and do not disclose your secrets to anyone except those who fear Allah.
- The people I cherish most are those who point out my faults to me.
- My greatest fear for this nation is that a scholar may speak without understanding in his heart.
- Take your share of solitude.
- Excessive laughter diminishes one’s respect, folly leads to neglect, and the more one talks, the more they may stumble; excessive errors lead to a decline in shame, and a lack of shame leads to diminished piety, which results in a dead heart.
- If you hear a hurtful word, bow your head until it passes you by.
- There are three matters: Follow what is clearly right, avoid what is clearly harmful, and refer ambiguous matters back to Allah.
- No wealth exists for those who lack gentleness.
- Indeed, Allah has servants who extinguish falsehood by abandoning it and revive truth through its remembrance; they have hopes and fears driven by their belief, and they see with certainty without experiencing it directly, thus blending what they have not yet obtained; life is a blessing, and death is ennobling.
- Your repentance is righteous when you recognize your sins, your good deeds are in rejection of arrogance, and gratitude is in acknowledging your shortcomings.
Notable Sayings of Abdullah ibn Mas’ud
- Do not be a mere follower; someone may ask, “What is a mere follower?” And the answer is, one who says, “I follow the crowd; if they guide, I will guide; if they stray, I will stray.” Rather, each of you should condition yourself to remain steadfast even if everyone else turns away from faith.
- Let none of you take his faith from a person; if he believes, you may believe with him, and if he disbelieves, you may disbelieve. If you must emulate, let it be the deceased; the living are subject to temptation.
- If you wish to know whether you love Allah, then measure your affection for the Quran. He who loves the Quran loves Allah, for it is the Word of Allah.
- People associate with those they love and those who share similarities with them.
- Were a believer to enter a mosque filled with a hundred souls, if there were only one believer present, he would seek to sit with him; conversely, if a hypocrite entered among a hundred souls with only one hypocrite among them, he would also gravitate towards him.
- Let your home be spacious to you, keep your speech to a minimum, and weep for your shortcomings.
- Among you, whoever wishes to store his treasure in the heavens, where neither moth nor thief can reach, should seize that opportunity, for the heart follows the treasure.
- Regret not a moment as much as I regret a day when the sun set without adding to my good deeds.
- Do not mix anything with the Book of Allah that does not belong there.
- I suspect that a person forgets the knowledge they had learned due to the sins they commit.
- Be fountains of knowledge, lamps of guidance, resident of homes, nighttime lampstands, renewers of hearts, and distinctions of attire; you will be recognized among the inhabitants of heaven and concealed among the people of the earth.
- By Allah, the One with no deity except Him, nothing on this earth is more in need of prolonged confinement than the tongue.
- Truth is burdensome yet noble, while falsehood is light yet vile; and many desires bear long-lasting sorrow.
- Knowledge does not come from mere narration; true knowledge comes from piety.
- Indeed, hearts have desires and inclinations, and they also experience phases of decline and distance; seize the opportune moment of their desire and nearness, and leave them during their decline and distance.
- Whoever seeks knowledge should delve into the Quran, for therein lies the wisdom of the ancients and the moderns.