Competing Love With Ustadz

Proposal

Zayn and his entire extended family arrived at Pesanstren with various offerings that they brought.

Their arrival was welcomed by Pak Kiai and Bu Nyai and several Abdi Dalem.

"Assynoltom..."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Please-please" said Mr. Kiai.

Faraz nodded his head and sat right in front of Pak Kiai flanked by Alia and Zayndi to his left right. The other family sat on the sofa next to them.

Zayn searched for the whereabouts of Ning Faza, the girl he had not met for a week, and felt guilty for asking permission for three days but for Zia's marriage, He had to wait until one week to bring his whole family back.

"How's Faraz doing?" ask Mr. Kiai.

The question shocked Zayn and stopped his search for the invisible Faza.

"Thank God Mr. Kiai, Healthy."

"Alhamdulillah," said Mr. Kiai with a beard.

"This is Mr. Kiai, Zayn has told us everything, so we came here to propose to Mr. Kiai's daughter, Would Pak Kiai accept Zayn as Pak Kiai's son-in-law and make Zayn Ning Faza's husband?"

"After so many lessons that Zayn had gone through and saw the earnestness of Zayn I accepted this proposal, But to establish let Mr. Faraz ask his Son directly,"

Faraz nodded in agreement and waited for Bu Nyai to call Ning Faza.

•••

After considering for days and remembering the behavior of the bar-bar girl he had met twice, Adnan grabbed his phone.

With hesitation Adnan pressed the name of Mr. Arsyad Sanusi. But he again hesitated and put the phone back on the nightstand.

Adnan lay down his body and re-think whether he should accept the offer of Mr. Arsyad Sanusi or not.

Geck... Geck...

Adnan's daydreams were scattered when he heard the sound of his bedroom door being knocked.

"Can Dad come in?" ask Rudi from behind the door.

"Come on Dad, not in the key."

Ceklekk...

"What's my son?"

"Just sleep with Dad." Adnan got up from the bed and sat down to approach his father who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

"What's the matter, Dad?"

"Adnan, It has been more than a week you are still often alone in a room like this, Wouldn't you rather work in an office if you don't want to continue teaching?"

"Slowly Well, Adnan also will not go anywhere, If the problem of teaching Adnan has not thought about it."

"But the knowledge must be practiced as Abdul Wahid bin Zaid said,

من عمل بما علم فتح الله له ما لا يعلم

“Whoever practices the knowledge he has learned, Allah will open for him things he did not know before.” (Hilyatul Auliya’, 6:163).

Adnan took a deep breath and again remembered the offer of Mr. Arsyad Sanusi.

"E... Look, Dad, Friday, and then someone asked me to teach his daughter..." Adnan recounted all the problems of Mr. Arsyad Sanusi as Mr. Arsyad complained.

"But I'm still confused, I don't know if I should take it or not."

"Thank you, it'll make your knowledge useful to others."

"But Yeah.."

"Abu Mas’ud Uqbah bin Amir Al Anshari radhiyallahu ‘anhu, he explained based on the word of Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, he said that his vision was as follows :

Then reinforced with other hadith that completes the previous explanation, namely, the word of the Prophet following :

“Whosoever teaches a science, he will gain the reward of those who practice it by not reducing the reward of the one who does it.” (HR Ibn Majah).

"But she's a woman."

"Everyone deserves guidance if he is lost. Instead of leading the wrong person back to the way of Allah, his reward is greater."

Adnan was silent again.

"Prophet Muhammad SAW said, The heaviest man is tormented on the Day of Resurrection, that is, he who has knowledge, that Allah does not benefit his knowledge."

"Yes, thank you for reminding me Dad."

"Together Son, Do whatever is beneficial to the crowd." Rudi patted his son on the back then left Adnan's room.

After receiving enlightenment from his father, Adnan again took his cellphone. He re-typed the name of Mr. Arsyad.

But he had not had time to press the phone button suddenly the phone rang with the words "Pak Arsyad called"

"Assynoltom..."

"Wa'alaikum..."

"Just I'd like to contact you."

"really?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Alhamdulillah, does that mean Nak Adnan accepted my offer?"

"Yes, God willing we start Wednesday night tomorrow."

"Thank you very much, Son Adnan, Thank you, I cannot express how grateful I am to hear this good news."

"Together Mr. Arsyad, See you then, Assalamualaikum."

"Wa'alaikum..."

Adnan breathed a sigh of relief, Although he still could not imagine how it would be but he no longer felt restless because he thought about what decision he should take.

•••

Zayn who saw Faza come out from the inside with his mother-in-law's order carved his smile. Finally, the heart he had been looking for appeared.

"Sit here Nduk," said Mr. Kiai as he patted the sofa beside him.

Faza continued to lower his head and sat in the middle of Abi and Umminya.

"How's Ning Faza doing?" ask Faraz.

"Alhamdulillah good Om."

"Alhamdulillah, As Mr. Kiai said to solidify this proposal, We would like to hear a direct answer from Ning Faza, How did Ning Faza accept this proposal?"

"No!"

Everyone was astonished to hear Faza's reply which was so short dense and clear.

"Ning Faza what are you saying?" asked Zayn who was the one most surprised by Faza's reply.

"What did you say Nduk?" ask Ummi.

"I'm sorry Faza Om Faraz, But I rejected this proposal, I refused Zayn to be my husband!"

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