Abu Bakr

“Take account of yourselves before you are taken to account.”

“Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.”

“That person is nearest to God, who pardons when he has someone in his power.”

“He who builds a mosque in the way of Allah, God will build a house for him in paradise.”

“When a man is proud of his wealth, he should think of the earth which will swallow it.”

“If you want to control other people, first control yourself.”

“Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity.”

“The <strong class="highlight">weakstrong> among you is strong in my sight until I restore his right to him, and the strong among you is <strong class="highlight">weakstrong> in my sight until I take the right from him.”

“Without knowledge, action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.”

“Obey me as long as I obey God and His Messenger. But if I disobey God and His Messenger, you owe me no obedience.”

“A man's true wealth is the good he does in this world.”

“Death is the easiest of all things after it, and the hardest of all things before it.”

“The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.”

“There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.”

“Run away from greatness and greatness will follow you.”

“Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of Allah.”

“He who is not patient is not wise.”

“Our abode in this world is transitory, our life therein is but a loan.”

“Knowledge is the life of the mind.”

“O people, I have been appointed over you, though I am not the best among you.”