The word · The heart
الرِّضَا
Rida
Contentment with what Allah decrees, so the heart stops arguing with what already happened.
Also written · Ridha · Ridaa · Riza · Reza · Raza · Radiya · Contentment · Being pleased with Allah · Acceptance of qadr · Accepting the decree · Pleased with Allah
The meaning
What Rida means in Islam
The word means to be pleased, and it runs both ways: Allah pleased with the believer and the believer pleased with Him (Qur'an 98:8). Scholars distinguish it from sabr, which holds steady under a blow, while rida no longer wishes the blow away. It applies to what has already been decreed. It does not mean accepting oppression, and it does not stop anyone from seeking a remedy.
Evidence · Qur’an · Stated directly in the Qur’an
Read beside it
Words that sit beside it
- SabrHolding yourself steady under what is hard, without complaint to creation and without giving up.الصَّبْر
- QadrAllah's decree: that He knows, wrote, willed and created all that happens, without forcing anyone to sin.القَدَر
- TawakkulRelying on Allah for the outcome while still doing the work that leads to it.التَّوَكُّل
- Qana'ahBeing satisfied with enough, so that what you do not have stops taking up room.القَنَاعَة
More from The heart
- 'AfwPardon: dropping a wrong you are owed, without the other person having to earn it.العَفْو
- Ghadd al-BasarLowering the gaze: turning your eyes away from what you are not permitted to look at.غَضُّ البَصَر
- IstighfarAsking Allah for forgiveness, usually in the words astaghfirullah.الاسْتِغْفَار
- MuhasabahTaking account of yourself: a regular, honest review of what you did and why.المُحَاسَبَة
- RuqyaReciting Qur'an and prophetic supplications over a sick or afflicted person as treatment.الرُّقْيَة
- TabarrukSeeking blessing through a person, place or object, which scholars permit narrowly and dispute widely.التَّبَرُّك