It is the most beautiful of the actions displayed by the community that are pleasing to the eye. (Ravza, 413)
Riḍā (contentment with God's decree) is a sincere state within which the servant finds himself. Here, the servant seeks neither a beginning nor an end. Riḍā is among the requirements of sincere maḥabba (love for God) and profound admiration. (Ravza, 638)
Riḍā and karāha (contentment and aversion); if they occur in the same matter, at the same point, and in the same way, are two things that are opposites of each other. (Kudāma, 383)
The condition of riḍā is that it comes after qaḍā (the realization of destiny). If it comes before, it is determination towards riḍā. All the imams of the tariqa (Sufi path/order) know this, except for one. The muḥsinīn's (those who practice ihsan, spiritual excellence) contentment with Allah's decree does not necessitate contentment with what is in the divine decree (qadar). For example, Allah decrees shaqāwa (eternal wretchedness). Their riḍā is for the qaḍā, because qaḍā is Allah's judgment. Their riḍā is for Allah's judgment, not for shaqāwa. They have been commanded, on the contrary, not to show riḍā for shaqāwa.
The riḍā of the martyrs is their maḥabba for Allah Most High, without any desire for union, aversion to separation, or request for distance. Their maḥabba is not affected by either distance or union.