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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech Being Pleased And Satisfied Being Pleased and Satisfied الرّضا والراضي One who is pleased with the decree [of Allah] is at ease. 1ـ مَنْ رَضِيَ بِالقَضاءِ اِسْتَراحَ. The thing which is most befitting of true faith is being satisfied [with what has been decrees] and total submission [to Allah]. 2ـ أجدَرُ الأشياءِ بِصِدقِ الإيمانِ اَلرِّضا والتَّسْليمُ.

Satisfaction is abundance while disappointment is agony. 3ـ الرِّضا غَناءٌ والسُّخْطُ عَناءٌ. Satisfaction dispels sadness. 4ـ اَلرِّضا يَنْفي الحَزَنَ. Satisfaction [with the decree of Allah] is the fruit of certitude. 5ـ اَلرِّضا ثَمَرَةُ اليَقينِ. Satisfaction with the decree of Allah makes great calamities easy [to bear]. 6ـ اَلرِّضا بِقَضاءِ اللّهِ يُهَوِّنُ عَظيمَ الرَّزايا.

If you have made a covenant [to believe in Allah] then be satisfied with that which has been decreed against you and for you, and do not have hope in anyone other than Allah, the Glorified, and await that which is brought to you by [divine] decree. 7ـ إنْ عَقَدْتَ أيْمانَكَ فَارْضَ بِالمَقْضِيِّ عَلَيكَ ولَكَ ولا تَرْجُ أحَداً إلاَّ اللّهَ سُبْحانَهُ، وانْتَظِرْ ما أتاكَ بِهِ القَدَرُ.

Indeed if you are pleased with the decree [of Allah], your lives will become enjoyable and you will attain prosperity. 8ـ إنَّكُمْ إنْ رَضيتُمْ بِالقَضاءِ طابَتْ عَيْشَتُكُمْ وفُزْتُمْ بِالغَناءِ. When what you want does not happen, then do not fret about how you were [and be satisfied with the decree of Allah]. 9ـ إذا لَمْ يَكُنْ ما تُريدُ، فلا تُبَلْ كَيفَ كُنْتَ. By satisfaction with the decree of Allah, the strength of [one’s] certitude is evinced.

10ـ بِالرِّضا بِقَضاءِ اللّهِ يُسْتَدَلُّ على حُسْنِ اليَقينِ. Seek the pleasure of Allah and fear His displeasure, and let your heart become unsettled by [your] fear of Him. 11ـ تَوَخَّ رِضَا اللّهِ، وتَوَقَّ سَخَطَهُ، وزَعْزِعْ قَلْبَكَ بِخَوفِهِ. Seek the pleasure of Allah by being satisfied with His decree. 12ـ تَحَرَّ رِضَا اللّهِ بِرِضاكَ بِقَدَرِهِ.

Seek the pleasure of Allah, and keep away from His displeasure, for indeed there is none who can save you from His retribution and there is nothing that can make you needless of His forgiveness, and there is no refuge for you from Him except with Him. 13ـ تَحَرَّ رِضا اللّهِ، وتَجَنَّبْ سَخَطَهُ، فَإنَّهُ لايَدَ(ىْ) لَكَ بِنَقِمَتِهِ، ولا غِنى بِكَ عَنْ مَغفِرَتِهِ، ولا مَلْجَأَ لَكَ مِنْهُ إلاَّ إلَيهِ.