A collection of quotes by Abu Bakr.
Abu Bakr (N/A)
O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out.
Abu Bakr
Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.
Allah will help him who moves in the way of Allah.
I have been given the authority over you, and I am not the best of you. If I do well, help me; and if I do wrong, set me right. Sincere regard for truth.
If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.
It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you.
Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of God.
God helps those who fear Him.
Do not follow vain desires for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
Knowledge is the life of the mind.
Have an earnestness for death and you will have life.
When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God.
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.
He who avoids complaint invites happiness.
He who is not impressed by sound advice, lacks faith.
Solitude is better than the society of evil persons.
When knowledge is limited - it leads to folly... When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation.
There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.
Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives.
Death is the easiest of all things after it, and the hardest of all things before it.