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Abu Bakr Quotes

573–634

Abū Bakr ibn Abu Quhhafa (c. October 573–22 August 634) was a companion of and the first Muslim ruler after Muhammad (632–634).

Also known as: Hz Abu-Bakr as-Siddique, Hz Abu-Bakr as-Siddique (RA)

Random Abu Bakr quote

9 quotes

It is a matter of great shame that the birds wake up in the morning before you.

Give brief orders; speeches that are too long are likely to be forgotten.

Advice to his army; R. W. Maqsood Sayings of Abu Bakr (1989)

Cursed is the man who dies but the evil done by him survives.

How wretched are those in the sight of God who disobey Him.

Do good to others, that will protect you against evil.

Taking pain to remove the pain of others is the true essence of generosity.

I praise the most high God, and I pray for his prophet Muhammad.

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 God, and your sorrow will be lessened.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Abu Bakr (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.