In Islam, rida (, rida, literally 'approval') is interpreted as satisfaction or "perfect contentment with God's will or decree".

Rida is often found rather vaguely within the English translation of the Qur'an, and in the life accounts of Sufi saints such as Rabi?a al-?Adawiyya al-Qaysiyya (Rabia al-Adawiyya). According to Annemarie Schimmel, author of Mystical