"I have been commanded to fight the people until they testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."

"A woman may be married for four reasons: her wealth, her lineage, her beauty, and her religion. So marry the religious woman, lest your hands be rubbed in dirt!"

"No servant should be called a 'slave,' for all of you are the slaves of Allah. Rather, you should refer to him as 'my young man.' The servant should not refer to anyone as 'my lord,' but rather he sho…"

"The upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e., the one who gives is better than the one who takes)."

"If you put your trust in Allah as you should, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds, who wake up hungry in the morning and return with full stomachs in the evening."