Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Being Pleased and Satisfied

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Divine Decree 35 Contentment (Qana'ah) 12 Worship 4 Certainty (Yaqin) 3 Trials and Afflictions 3 Sincerity 3 Trust in God 2 Fear of God (Khashya) 2 Patience 2 Enjoining Good/Forbidding Evil 2 Forgiveness 1 Disbelief/Kufr 1 Wealth/Materialism 1 Justice 1 Good Deeds 1 Supplication 1 Envy (Hasad) 1

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hadith 3988
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is pleased with the decree [of Allah] is at ease.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَضِيَ بِالقَضاءِ اِسْتَراحَ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3989
Imam Ali (AS) said, The thing which is most befitting of true faith is being satisfied [with what has been decrees] and total submission [to Allah].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أجدَرُ الأشياءِ بِصِدقِ الإيمانِ اَلرِّضا والتَّسْليمُ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3990
Imam Ali (AS) said, Satisfaction is abundance while disappointment is agony.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الرِّضا غَناءٌ والسُّخْطُ عَناءٌ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3991
Imam Ali (AS) said, Satisfaction dispels sadness.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلرِّضا يَنْفي الحَزَنَ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3992
Imam Ali (AS) said, Satisfaction [with the decree of Allah] is the fruit of certitude.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلرِّضا ثَمَرَةُ اليَقينِ
Tags Divine DecreeCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 3993
Imam Ali (AS) said, Satisfaction with the decree of Allah makes great calamities easy [to bear].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلرِّضا بِقَضاءِ اللّهِ يُهَوِّنُ عَظيمَ الرَّزايا
Tags Divine DecreeTrials and Afflictions
hadith 3994
Imam Ali (AS) said, 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.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنْ عَقَدْتَ أيْمانَكَ فَارْضَ بِالمَقْضِيِّ عَلَيكَ وَ لَكَ وَ لا تَرْجُ أحَداً إلاَّ اللّهَ سُبْحانَهُ وانْتَظِرْ ما أتاكَ بِهِ القَدَرُ
Tags Divine DecreeTrust in God
hadith 3995
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed if you are pleased with the decree [of Allah], your lives will become enjoyable and you will attain prosperity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّكُمْ إنْ رَضيتُمْ بِالقَضاءِ طابَتْ عَيْشَتُكُمْ وَ فُزْتُمْ بِالغَناءِ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3996
Imam Ali (AS) said, When what you want does not happen, then do not fret about how you were [and be satisfied with the decree of Allah].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا لَمْ يَكُنْ ما تُريدُ فلا تُبَلْ كَيفَ كُنْتَ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 3997
Imam Ali (AS) said, By satisfaction with the decree of Allah, the strength of [ones] certitude is evinced.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالرِّضا بِقَضاءِ اللّهِ يُسْتَدَلُّ على حُسْنِ اليَقينِ
Tags Divine DecreeCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 3998
Imam Ali (AS) said, Seek the pleasure of Allah and fear His displeasure, and let your heart become unsettled by [your] fear of Him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَوَخَّ رِضَا اللّهِ وَ تَوَقَّ سَخَطَهُ وَ زَعْزِعْ قَلْبَكَ بِخَوفِهِ
Tags Fear of God (Khashya)
hadith 3999
Imam Ali (AS) said, Seek the pleasure of Allah by being satisfied with His decree.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَحَرَّ رِضَا اللّهِ بِرِضاكَ بِقَدَرِهِ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 4000
Imam Ali (AS) said, 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.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَحَرَّ رِضا اللّهِ وَ تَجَنَّبْ سَخَطَهُ فَإنَّهُ لايَدَىْ لَكَ بِنَقِمَتِهِ وَ لا غِنى بِكَ عَنْ مَغفِرَتِهِ و لا مَلْجَأَ لَكَ مِنْهُ إلاَّ إلَيهِ
Tags Fear of God (Khashya)Forgiveness
hadith 4001
Imam Ali (AS) said, The fruit of satisfaction is prosperity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَمَرَةُ الرِّضا الغَناءُ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 4002
Imam Ali (AS) said, The pinnacle of worship is satisfaction [with the decree of Allah].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رَأسُ الطَّاعَةِ الرِّضا
Tags Divine DecreeWorship
hadith 4003
Imam Ali (AS) said, The cornerstone of contentment is satisfaction [with the decree of Allah].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رَأسُ القَناعَةِ الرِّضا
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)Divine Decree
hadith 4004
Imam Ali (AS) said, Remain satisfied in times of difficulty and ease.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَلَيْكَ بِالرِّضا فِي الشِّدَّةِ وَ الرَّخاءِ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 4005
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever is pleased with [Allahs] decree, his life becomes pleasant.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَضِيَ بِالقَضاءِ طابَتْ عيشَتُهُ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 4006
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is satisfied with the decree [of Allah] takes the changing circumstances [of his life] lightly.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَضِيَ بِالقَدَرِ اسْتَخَفَّ بِالغِيَرِ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 4007
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever is satisfied with what has been decreed, his certitude is strengthened.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَضِيَ بِالمَقْدُورِ قَوِيَ يَقينُهُ
Tags Divine DecreeCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 4008
Imam Ali (AS) said, One whose satisfaction with what is decreed is good, his patience in [times of] tribulation will be good.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ حَسُنَ رِضاهُ بِالقَضاءِ حَسُنَ صَبْرُهُ عَلَى البَلاءِ
Tags Divine DecreePatienceTrials and Afflictions
hadith 4009
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is pleased with the share allotted to him by Allah does not grieve for that which escapes him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَضِيَ بِقِسْمِ اللّهِ لَمْ يَحزَنْ على ما فاتَهُ
Tags Divine DecreeContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 4010
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is satisfied with what Allah has allotted for him does not become sad about what others possess.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَضِيَ بِما قَسَمَ اللّهُ لَهُ لَمْ يَحْزَنْ على ما في يَدِ غَيْرِهِ
Tags Divine DecreeContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 4011
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever is not satisfied with the decree [of Allah], disbelief seeps into his religion.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ لَمْ يَرْضَ بِالقَضاءِ دَخلَ الكُفْرُ دينَهُ
Tags Divine DecreeDisbelief/Kufr
hadith 4012
Imam Ali (AS) said, From the most excellent faith is being pleased with whatever [divine] decree brings.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مِنْ أفضَلِ الإيمانِ الرِّضا بِما يَأتي بِهِ القَدَرُ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 4013
Imam Ali (AS) said, Allah, the Glorified, does not pass any decree for the servant who is satisfied with it but that there is benefit in it for him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما قَضَى اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ على عَبْد قَضاءً فَرَضِيَ بِهِ إلاّ كانَتِ الخِيَرَةُ لَهُ فيهِ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 4014
Imam Ali (AS) said, Allah, the Glorified, does not repel any of the afflictions of this world and chastisements of the Hereafter from the believer except because of his satisfaction with His decree and his good patience in the face of His trials.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما دَفَعَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ عَنِ المُؤمِنِ شَيْئاً مِنْ بَلاءِ الدُّنيا وَ عَذابِ الآخرَةِ إلاّ بِرِضاهُ بِقَضائِهِ وَ حُسْنِ صَبْرِهِ على بَلائِهِ
Tags Divine DecreeTrials and AfflictionsPatience
hadith 4015
Imam Ali (AS) said, What a good companion of faith satisfaction is!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نِعْمَ قَرينُ الإيمانِ الرِّضا
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 4016
Imam Ali (AS) said, What a good expeller of sadness satisfaction with [divine] decree is!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نِعمَ الطَّارِدُ لِلْهَمِّ الرِّضا بِالقَضاءِ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 4017
Imam Ali (AS) said, He who is satisfied with the decree [of Allah] has acquired abundance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نالَ الغِنى مَنْ رَضِيَ بِالقَضاءِ
Tags Divine DecreeContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 4018
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no submission like satisfaction [with what has been decreed].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا إسْلامَ كَالرِّضا
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 4019
Imam Ali (AS) said, Nothing takes away poverty like satisfaction and contentment.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لايُذْهِبُ الفاقَةَ مِثلُ الرِّضا وَ القُنوعِ
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 4020
Imam Ali (AS) said, It behoves one who is pleased with the decree of Allah, the Glorified, to rely upon Him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يَنْبَغي لِمَنْ رَضِيَ بِقَضاءِ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ أنْ يَتَوَكَّلَ علَيهِ
Tags Trust in GodDivine Decree
hadith 4021
Imam Ali (AS) said, The pleasure of Allah, the Glorified, is the nearest goal that can be achieved.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رِضَا اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ أقْرَبُ غايَة تُدْرَكُ
Tags Worship
hadith 4022
Imam Ali (AS) said, The pleasure of Allah, the Glorified, is linked to His obedience.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رِضَا اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ مَقْرونٌ بِطاعَتِهِ
Tags Worship
hadith 4023
Imam Ali (AS) said, The sign that Allah, the Glorified, is pleased with His servant is his (the servants) satisfaction with that which He, the Glorified, has decreed for or against him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : علامَةُ رِضَا اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ عَنِ العَبْدِ رِضاهُ بِما قَضى بِهِ سُبْحانَهُ لَهُ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 4024
Imam Ali (AS) said, The highest goal is in [attaining] the pleasure of Allah.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : في رِضَا اللّهِ غايَةُ المَطْلُوبِ
Tags Worship
hadith 4025
Imam Ali (AS) said, How can the heart that is inclined to this world be capable of being satisfied [with what has been decreed]?!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَيفَ يَقْدِرُ على إعْمالِ الرِّضا اَلقَلْبُ المُتَوَلِّهُ بِالدُّنيا؟!
Tags Divine DecreeWealth/Materialism
hadith 4026
Imam Ali (AS) said, Satisfaction suffices as abundance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كفى بِالرِّضا غِنىً
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 4027
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever prefers the pleasure of the All-Powerful Lord, then let him speak with words of justice in the presence of the tyrannical ruler.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ آثَرَ رِضا رَبّ قادِر فَلْيَتَكَلَّمْ بِكَلِمَةِ عَدْل عِندَ سُلْطان جائر
Tags JusticeEnjoining Good/Forbidding Evil
hadith 4028
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever seeks the pleasure of Allah at the expense of displeasing the people, Allah will turn his dispraiser among the people into his praiser.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ طَلَبَ رِضَا اللّهِ بِسَخَطِ النَّاسِ رَدَّ اللّهُ ذامَّهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ حامِداً
Tags Sincerity
hadith 4029
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who hastens towards the actions that please Allah, the Glorified, and delays acts of disobedience to Him has indeed perfected [his] obedience.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ بادَرَ إلى مَراضِى اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ وَ تَأخَّرَ عَنْ مَعاصيهِ فَقَدْ أكْمَلَ الطَّاعَةَ
Tags Good Deeds
hadith 4030
Imam Ali (AS) said, O Allah! Grant us your pleasure and make us needless of having to stretch out our hands to other than you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هَبِ اللّهُمَّ لَنا رِضاكَ وَ أغْنِنا عَنْ مَدِّ الأيْدي إلى سِواكَ
Tags SupplicationContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 4031
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever seeks the pleasure of people by displeasing Allah, Allah will turn the one who praises him among the people into one who dispraises him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ طَلَبَ رِضَا النَّاسِ بِسَخَطِ اللّهِ رَدَّ اللّهُ حامِدَهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ ذامّاً
Tags Sincerity
hadith 4032
Imam Ali (AS) said, How great is the wrongdoing of the one who seeks the pleasure of the creation by angering the Creator.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أعْظَمَ وِزرَ مَنْ طَلَبَ رِضَى المَخْلُوقينَ بِسَخَطِ الخالِقِ
Tags Sincerity
hadith 4033
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is pleased with what has been decreed becomes content with little.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَضِيَ بِالمَقْدُورِ اِكْتَفى بِالمَيْسُورِ
Tags Divine DecreeContentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 4034
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is satisfied with his portion will not be angered by anyone.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَضِيَ بِقِسْمِهِ لَمْ يُسْخِطْهُ أحَدٌ
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 4035
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is pleased with his state will not be affected by jealousy.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَضِيَ بِحالِهِ لَمْ يَعْتَوِرْهُ الحَسَدُ
Tags Envy (Hasad)Contentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 4036
Imam Ali (AS) said, The one who is pleased with the action of a group is like one who participates in it with them, and for everyone who participates in falsehood there are two sins: the sin of being pleased with it and the sin of acting upon it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الرَّاضي بِفِعلِ قَوم كالدَّاخِلِ فيهِ مَعَهُمْ وَ لِكُلِّ داخِل في باطِل إثمانِ: إثمُ الرِّضا بِهِ وإثمُ العَمَلِ بِهِ
Tags Enjoining Good/Forbidding Evil
hadith 4037
Imam Ali (AS) said, Every satisfied one is at ease.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلُّ راض مُسْتَريحٌ
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)
hadith 4038
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be pleased [with Allahs decree] and He will be pleased with you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُنْ راضياً تَكُنْ مَرضِيّاً
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 4039
Imam Ali (AS) said, Always be pleased with what is brought by [divine] decree.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُنْ أبَداً راضياً بِما يَأتي بِهِ القَدَرُ
Tags Divine Decree
hadith 4040
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is satisfied with his [allotted] portion is at ease.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ رَضِيَ بِقِسْمِهِ اِسْتراحَ
Tags Contentment (Qana'ah)