"The best jihad is the word of justice in front of an oppressive ruler."

"If a Muslim plants a tree or sows seeds, and then a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, it is regarded as a charitable gift for him."

"The greatest Jihad is to speak a word of truth to a tyrannical ruler."

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

"A man who passes by a tree and rests in its shade, then leaves it and goes on his way, is like a traveler in this world."