Afraid to Widow

Chapter XIX (Sahrial Primary)

When my eyes opened, the first thing I saw was Gisel falling asleep with his head on the edge of the bed.

I stroked her hair gently. For ten days, I saw the real figure of Grizelle Prameswari. Although he is fierce, lazy, chatty and prestige nauzubillah, but he cares very much about the closest people. Evidently he was willing to leave, was here to accompany me. 

I moved very slowly, wanted to go to the bathroom for ablution. Gisel moving. I'll stop first. Then slowly so that he does not wake up.

In the bathroom, I was confused myself. The road carrying an infusion hose is difficult, especially ablution. My eyes are looking for nails or what can make hanging this infusion. 

I accidentally nudged my hand soap. And damn my feet slipped from stepping on that spilled soap.

"Arrrgggh." Body's limp. I suddenly felt something holding my back. No one else and not my own wife. Our views are clashing. I felt something shake, but not the disilent HP. It vibrates here. In my heart. Is this called love?

"Lu what the hell? How do you not wake me up?"

"Mau wudhu's. Don't wake you up, 'cause it's so sleepy."

"The problem is that if you slip I'm getting bothered because you have to mijitin your legs are merselos."

"Udah diem." He doused the soap spill earlier. "Here I hold the infusion, so you can wudhu."

***

My body is starting to get healthy. This morning the nurse took off the infusion on my hand. However, you can't go home yet. Wait for your doctor for further tests and PCR swab tests whether they are still positive or negative.

"It, to Musala yuk. Salad Dhuha."

"May I come out of this room?"

"This is an Islamic hospital, when they forbid their patients to pray in Musala? It's also Covid Special Hospital, like fine-fine."

"Yes too. Yok."

The symptoms are a bit far away. Endmost. All sports, a week more do not move far.

"I've seen you've been friendly with Gisel. Have you referred?"

I put my lips together. "Did? Refer what? I'm the one who means to refer, because it can't pay the fine."

"Huh? A fine?"

"Yes, a fine for violating the marriage contract."

"Huh? Contract marriage?

"So you don't know yet that we're actually just a contract marriage? We married contracts for mutual benefit. At that time I needed money to increase the cost of mamak treatment, Gisel wanted to minjemin if I wanted to marry her contract. He proposed this in order to avoid the julidtan people when marriage, plus his mother rempong mate-jodohin him. He didn't want to marry someone he didn't know."

"Seriously new to know. This is also if you're the one talking now."

Then Gisel kept his promise not to tell anyone this. Damn it was me who leaked it to Ammar.

"What is the law of contract marriage in Islam?"

"Cited from the book entitled "Serial Hadith of Marriage 2 Forbidden Love" by Firman Arifandi, Lc., MA, Imam An Nawawi explained in Al Minhaj, that marriage was ever allowed and then banned until the end of the day. In the hadith narrated by Ahmad, Salamah bin Al Akwa' said, "Rasulullah saw granting us relief in the mut'ah of women in the year of Authos for three days, then he forbade it."

In the hadith narrated by At-Tirmizy, Abdullah bin Abbas ra said that mutual marriage was once permissible at the beginning of the lecture. At that time, someone who wanders in a country without knowing how long to stay, then he married a woman just to live in the country, his wife took care of his property and take care of it, up to the descent of the verse which reads: the people who keep the *********** except to his wife and his slave.

Mut'ah marriage was once allowed because the Islamic community was still in the transition from the era of Jahiliyah to Islam. However, the Prophet then forbade the practice of marriage. This is also confirmed in Fathul Bari, Ibn Hajar Al Asqalani explained, that marriage is a practice like contract marriage, where the law of ability has been broken or erased.

From Ar-Rabi' bin Sabrah Al-Juhani said, that his father told him that the Prophet said, "O man, I allowed you to marry mut'ah. Know that Allah has forbidden it until the end." (CHR. Muslim).

In this day and age, the marriage of mut'ah is increasingly clear of its fragrance. Because, when viewed from the perspective of the harmony, marriage mut'ah is considered as cruel because of the absence of witnesses, guardians, and restrictions on marriage that make marriage invalid. Even if there are witnesses and guardians, it is not uncommon for the perpetrators to be fake. Quraysh Shihab also said that the marriage of mut'ah is not in line with the intended purpose of marriage of the Quran. In this case, a marriage is certainly expected to last, life and pemati, even to the day of the apocalypse.

However, he mentioned that there are differences in views between Sunni and Shia scholars regarding this marriage. The pretext that Umar bin Khattab is the one who prohibits marriage mut'ah is used by Shia scholars to allow marriage mut'ah. While Sunni clerics forbid marriage, they still distinguish it from adultery. However, the Quraysh Shihab also mentions not a few Shiite scholars who do not advocate mut'ah, because it can harm women.

In Indonesia, the MUI Leadership Council has issued a fatwa related to contract marriage since October 25, 1997. In his fatwa, MUI decided that the marriage contract or legal mut'ah is haram.

"Well, right. I doubted at first the marriage law of this contract. But Gisel said halal, because our marriage is legal in the eyes of religion and law. We haven't done it either. Yes marriage, but there is a pre-marital agreement. A Wedding Agreement novel or film. If the film is teaching the illegal, it should be demoed by the Muslims dong."

"Let me ask Abi first about this contract marriage. Who knows, he has another view. I think it's better to refer to it really. Remarriage. I see Gisel starting to love you, evidently as long as you are sick his attention is incredible, right?"

Is Gisel really starting to love me?

Without feeling we have arrived at Musala hospital. True yes, no matter how far the distance, so do not feel if there are friends chatting. Plus a chat with Ammar adds new knowledge for me.

"Let me think, now we pray Dhuha first ask guidance from Allah."

We ablute first. Then go to Musala.

***

After the Dhuha Salat, it feels so sweet to this heart. Suddenly stomach rumbling.

"Message Gofood is good. Bosen eats hospital food. Mar, what do you want to eat? I'll buy it," chirped me.

"What is halal. What do you want to eat yourself?"

I swiped the screen looking for a nice menu. Immediately drool when you see a photo of Oxtail Sop and Meat Soto. The name of the color is Mbak Bohay. Gisel's favorite food is Soto Meat.

"I pesen Sop Oxtail and Soto Meat only, huh? Jihan likes it, right?" 

"I know Jihan loves all food. Sip. Set aja. If he doesn't like it, I'll eat."

We're back in the room. When we arrived in front of the room, the hospital guards approached us.

"Sahrial Pratama is not it?"

I'm rattled. Seingetku did not make a fuss in this hospital, why my nyamperin security guard?

"Yes. What's up, sir?"

"This was Gofood's courier with food. He said to Mr. Sahrial Pratama. I asked Ma'am Kasir, he said in this Safa Room no. 5."

"Oh yes, this is my order. Thank you, sir."

***

We are waiting for the results of Swab PCR. Room door opens, ulam beloved shoots arrive. The doctor came with a white envelope.

"Congratulations to Mr. Sahrial, Mr. Ammar, Ms. Grizelle and Ms. Jihan, all of you have been negative from Covid 19. So you can go home. Okay, then I'll take my leave first."

"Alhamdulillah." Ammar and Jihan embrace.

Gisel stretches his hands up. "Horeeee .. I'm finally free of burdens."

"Sir, ma'am, come with me to settle the hospital administration fee first."

Me and Ammar are out to finish the hospital administration. While the wives, help to clean up the goods taken home.