Husband's Regrets: My Wife's Tears
Episode 20: The arrival of Adnan and Amina
Today, Ustadz Adnan and his wife, Amina, came to the hospital to visit Nathan. Ustad Adnan's wife was Michelle's best friend in college. Michelle occasionally comes to Amina's house to ask for enlightenment to Ustadz Adnan.
"Assynogaal?" greet the husband and wife.
"Greetings," replied Michelle and Nathan simultaneously.
"Sir Adnan, Amina. You're finally here!" Michelle hugged her best friend happily. It was a long time they did not meet.
"I miss you so much!" michelle smiled sweetly.
"Me too, Michie," replied Amina, no less sweet.
"Please enter!" michelle said she let them in.
"Thank you very much" replied Amina and her husband.
"How are you, Michie?" asked Amina very gently.
"Alhamdulillah, I'm good. You alone?" michelle asked, her manic glancing towards Amina's growing belly. "Well, Mustofa will soon have a sister! Turns out you're gas pol too!" chuckle Michelle. Amina just blushed in shame. Mushofa was their first child. He was only one year old, but the little boy would soon have a younger brother.
"Ish, you are!" amina's flushed cheeks held in shame, she pinched Michelle's arm for teasing her.
"Ish, sick!" his screeches. Laughter by everyone.
"Thank God, we were given another child. This is sustenance from Allah" said Adnan. Michelle was silent. Lying if he doesn't want a child. He wanted it so badly. But what power, until now he has not been blessed with children. Amina understood the sadness of her best friend.
"It's okay, if God has believed in you, surely you will soon get a baby" said Amina.
"Amin," Michelle replied with great expectation.
"Come on, have a seat, brother!"
Michelle invited Ustadz Adnan to sit in a chair beside her husband's bed. While the women walked out of the room, leaving the men for a casual chat, Michelle took Amina to the hospital cafeteria.
"What's your condition, Nath?" ask Adnan.
"Good alhamdulillah, Ustadz," replied Nathan. Adnan smiled sweetly.
"Don't call ustadz. Let's just say we're two friends who have known each other a long time," he said, Nathan just smiled knot.
"To be more familiar, call Brother Adnan only. Like Michelle called me," she chuckled. Nathan smiled too.
"Well, if that's what Ustadz wants. I'll call ustadz with Brother's call. Like Michie called Brother," he said.
"Good, I like it. We're getting more familiar, "the loop. Nathan was just scratching his head that wasn't itchy.
"As a friend, how about we have a warm conversation?" ustadz said, to Nathan's astonishment, "I mean this, Nath. Let's just say we're very close friends. You talk to me, chat, share, share the burden, so that your problems are a little less!" bargained for.
Nathan took a long breath. He was confused should he tell others, or would he just be quiet. He was confused where to start. He was too embarrassed to tell his disgrace. However, Adnan's friendly and easy-to-familiar demeanor makes him comfortable.
Nathan told me everything from beginning to end. Sometimes she wipes her tears and regrets everything she has done. Adnan who became a good listener, he tried to make Nathan patient and stoic face the test.
"God is warning you of the sickness you are suffering from now, Nath. It would be nice for you to repent and ask forgiveness for all the sins and filth that you have done" said Adnan, "In Surat Al-Isra verse 32, he said, Allah SWT forbids His servants to commit adultery because it is a heinous act that can damage honor, domestic relations and can cause other bad deeds,"
"The teachings of Islam expressly forbid the act of sin named adultery. A number of verses and the word of the Prophet Muhammad has repeatedly reminded the punishment and threat of adultery for the perpetrators. That is: do not approach zina, zina is a vile act." said Adnan with emphasis.
Nathan, who heard Adnan's words, felt his heart full. There was something stirring in his heart. I don't know what that feeling is, Nathan doesn't know.
to be continued ....
