Abu Bakr Quotes

Abu Bakr, or El Siddik or Al-Siddiq, was the closest friend and companion of Muhammad and the first Muslim caliph. The quotations that follow have been attributed to him, and have become proverbial in their usage.

• Death is the easiest of all things after it, and the hardest of all things before it.
  
  
• Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of God.
  
  
• Every day, nay every moment, try to do some good deed.
  
  
• God blesses him who helps his brother.
  
  
• Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity.
  
  
• He who builds a masjid in the way of Allah, God will build a house for him in the paradise.
  
  
• He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
  
  
• If you expect the blessings of God, be good to His people.
  
  
• In the matter of justice, all should be equal in your eyes.
  
  
• Intentions count in your actions.
  
  
• Jihad is obligatory for the Muslims.
  
  
• Maybe a thing that you do not like is really in your interest. It is possible that a thing that you may desire may be against your interest.
  
  
• Our abode in this world is transitory, our life therein is but a loan, our breaths are numbered and our indolence is manifest.
  
  
• Solitude is better than the society of evil persons.
  
  
• Run away from greatness and greatness will follow you.
  
  
• The true believer is rewarded in every thing, even in affliction.
  
  
• Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.
  
  

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