Islamic Quotes About Work & Success

وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,

Qur’an 53:39 · An-Najm

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وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُۥ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ

And that his effort will be seen.

Qur’an 53:40 · An-Najm

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ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ

And afterward he will be repaid for it with fullest payment;

Qur’an 53:41 · An-Najm

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وَقُلِ ٱعْمَلُوا۟ فَسَيَرَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۖ وَسَتُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَٰلِمِ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

And say (unto them): Act! Allah will behold your actions, and (so will) His messenger and the believers, and ye will be brought back to the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, and He will tell you what ye used to do.

Qur’an 9:105 · At-Tawba

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فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةُ فَٱنتَشِرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًۭا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

And when the prayer is ended, then disperse in the land and seek of Allah's bounty, and remember Allah much, that ye may be successful.

Qur’an 62:10 · Al-Jumu'a

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وَٱبْتَغِ فِيمَآ ءَاتَىٰكَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلدَّارَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ ۖ وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَأَحْسِن كَمَآ أَحْسَنَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَلَا تَبْغِ ٱلْفَسَادَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

But seek the abode of the Hereafter in that which Allah hath given thee and neglect not thy portion of the world, and be thou kind even as Allah hath been kind to thee, and seek not corruption in the earth; lo! Allah loveth not corrupters,

Qur’an 28:77 · Al-Qasas

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وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ

anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should talk what is good or keep quiet.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6018 · Source checked

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إِنَّ خِيَارَكُمْ أَحَاسِنُكُمْ أَخْلاَقًا

The best among you are the best in character (having good manners).

Sahih al-Bukhari 6035 · Source checked

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لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ، وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ

Wealth is not in having many possessions, but rather (true) wealth is feeling sufficiency in the soul.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6446 · Source checked

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كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ

Every act of goodness is sadaqa.

Sahih Muslim 1005 · Source checked

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إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى

The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1 · Source checked

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إِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ، وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ

Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6094 · Source checked

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