رِضَا
Boy Arabic origin Riḍā
Virtue“Contentment, good pleasure”: being satisfied, and accepted
The noun rida is not in the Quran, but its verb recurs often, in the promise to the believers: “Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him” (98:8; 5:119). The Prophet ﷺ said: “He has tasted the sweetness of faith who is content with Allah as Lord, Islam as religion and Muhammad as messenger” (Muslim 34).
Rida is the verbal noun of radiya, “to be content, satisfied with”: it is contentment, and also the approval one grants. For spiritual masters, rida is the serene acceptance of Allah’s decree. The name is Reda or Ridha in the Maghreb, Reza in Iran and Raza in South Asia, Rıza in Turkey.
The name Rida does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (ر ض و) occurs 73 times. Examples:
جَزَآؤُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا رَّضِىَ ٱللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِىَ رَبَّهُۥ ٨
Their reward with their Lord will be gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allāh being pleased with them and they with Him. That is for whoever has feared his Lord.
قَالَ ٱللَّهُ هَٰذَا يَوْمُ يَنفَعُ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ صِدْقُهُمْ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا رَّضِىَ ٱللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ١١٩
Allāh will say, "This is the Day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness." For them are gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allāh being pleased with them, and they with Him. That is the great attainment.
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً ٢٨
Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],
All the words of the root ر ض و in the Quran (73 occurrences)
"He finds the taste of Imān who is pleased with Allah as Lord, with Islam as religion, and with Muhammad as Messenger."
ذَاقَ طَعْمَ الإِيمَانِ مَنْ رَضِيَ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولاً "
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Rida in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
