The Meaning of the Author's Statement: (And it is not obligatory upon the servant to be pleased *** with every decree, but with the decree itself)

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is meant by "al-maqdi" (the decreed) and "al-qada'" (the decree) in the statement of al-Safarini (may Allah have mercy on him): "It is not obligatory upon the servant to be pleased with every decree, but with the decree itself"?

Answer:
Yes, indeed. You are to be pleased with the decree. However, regarding the specific matter that has been decreed, such as an injury or the death of a relative, it is not required that you love it or take pleasure in it. But from the perspective that it is divine decree and destiny, you are to be pleased with it. From the perspective that it is painful and difficult for the soul, it is not required that you take pleasure in it and say that this is being pleased with the decree. Rather, it is permissible for you to feel pain, express that pain, and go to a doctor to treat you. You take the causes for treatment, and this is not an objection to the decree and destiny; rather, it is part of taking the beneficial causes. Yes.