or something He does not love and approve of. If He does not love and approve of it, then such contentment is not commanded, whether as an obligation or as a recommendation. Indeed, some forms of contentment constitute disbelief, such as the disbelievers’ contentment with associating partners with Allah, killing the prophets and rejecting them, and their contentment with what displeases Allah and what He hates.
Allah Most High says:
“That is because they followed what angered Allah and disliked His pleasure, so He rendered their deeds worthless.”
Surah Muhammad, 28.
Thus, whoever follows what displeases Allah, approving of it and acting upon it, has incurred Allah’s displeasure.
The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “When a sin is committed on earth, whoever was absent but approved of it is like someone who witnessed it; and whoever witnessed it but was displeased with it is like someone who was absent and disapproved of it.” And he said (may Allah’s blessings