
The sky is back dark.
Bilal seems a little tired. Seemed from him who only had a juz face only.
Merr handed over drinking water to her husband, who was sitting on a desk chair.
"Thank you, darling." Bilal grabbed it, said basmalah and drank the water until it ran out. "Yes! Lagi–"
Merr smiled, pouring water from the bottle into the glass in Bilal's hand.
"Udah is enough, Yang." he said after the water was filled in half. He said Basmalah and drank it again until it ran out. "Alhamdulillah..."
"A'a cape, huh?" Maryam asked her husband, who was releasing his kiss.
"Yes, pretty. If from the parlour it's a bit more cape. Especially if there's a rich one."
"Honestly I was amazed, A'a was able to be patient rich earlier," he said. He made Bilal smile and took his wife to their bed. Mary sat down first after Bilal, who immediately laid his head on his lap.
"Not patient, but more so. They can be like that as well not their own will."
"Yes, it's God's destiny.. But kasian, huh? Honestly, sometimes I like to be surprised. In this world, why is not everyone made perfect like us. There's a failure either mentally, or maybe physically."
"None of His creations can be called a failure, my dear. It's all more wisdom."
"Mah?"
"Yes, for those who realize... Allah SWT, creating something is not without reason. Even a type of virus created must have a function to rotate the life of this world. Only we are unable to match and understand the knowledge of Allah SWT. Just like living things, humans are created to have a purpose. And people with autism, syndromes and so on they have privileges. Especially for the parents who took care of her patiently."
"Privilege? What kind of specialties?"
"Look, the conditions of worship are reasonable. For example from birth already has no sense, until the adult He died? His is very light. Allah SWT simply asked him; 'You know Me?' then the man replied, 'yes, how could I not know my God.' After that yes already, they were allowed to go to heaven."
"MashaAllah... What is this shahih A'..?"
"Surely.."* answered. *(Author got this from the study of ustadz Oemar Mita Lc. in one of the question and answer sessions. I don't know what the theme is. The point of the study was about women who missed heaven. Then there is a mother who asked the fate of children with Down syndrome in the afterlife.)
"We are asked to be patient when given the gift of children who have mental retardation. Because later, when He is already in heaven he will find people who patiently care for and take care of him first while in the world. Especially his parents, to be invited to heaven together."
"MashaAllah.." murmured Maryam, she only found out about it. "But, A'a can also sign language like that."
"That A'a learned from the relatives of the Abi family. Finally got sign language."
"again the Qur'an specifically visually impaired A'a can also read it."
"If it wasn't, actually A'a just listen to the reading. Previously taught them there used to be a friend of A'a, a special activist teaching the Qur'an for the visually impaired. And because they can already A'a so just listen."
"Ooh. but let's just say that Aa succeeded in making me amazed, earlier."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yes, that's it."
"Awe doang, time?"
"Yes what else?"
"What kind of love is that?"
Merr smiled. "Love what? Chocolate cereal," the ledek.
"There's something sweeter than that..."
"What?" Merr was suspicious, especially when Bilal left.
"The question was, I forgot that A'a was jealous."
"Jealousy, saying…?" Maryam closed her mouth while chuckling.
"So he said tell him not to be pendam. Yeah A'a said A'a was jealous." Bilal held Maryam's hands together.
"what do you want? ramadan month, A..."
"Can it open? It has released the main thirst, now the next thirst."
"So he said tired?"
"The apple suddenly disappeared, because I remember I was jealous."
Bilal launches a lightning kiss on Maryam's lips. Makes the woman gasp.
"MashaAllah, if you're surprised, then make opium."
"A'a– cheats Merr's hand held like this." Merr laughed after getting the next flash.
"Well, you're A'a's prisoner."
"What?"
"Loh, the wife is a prisoner of her husband. Just found out, huh?"
"What's that?" Maryam could not help but laugh as Habib repeatedly launched a kiss on her lips.
"If not, how can a wife have any permission from her husband when he wants to do something? And if you oppose it, you can sin."
"Yes, too..."
"Eat him. Yuk my prisoner we marathon to paradise island Kapuk. Not long for the trip..."
"Hahaha, astagfirullah... marathon?" Maryam resigned, when the husband asked for his right to be fulfilled in order to channel his biological needs as a man.
Because what he had heard from a study, even listed also in the Qur'an. If women are the land to grow crops for men halalnya. And whenever the husband wants to come to him, then he must be willing to serve with all his heart. Like tonight, his body might be tired. But for the sake of his beloved husband, he sincerely postponed his sleep for an inner living that is actually able to make their marriage relationship more awake harmony.
***
A few weeks later, Isti's family received happy news from Farah. For almost two years of marriage, he was eventually given offspring. Farah's pregnant...
Happiness was also shown Maryam who congratulated the woman who was holding hands with her.
"I Pray, the best for the Needy. Even though I know what his condition is. But Teteh must remember, God's grace is wider than anything and may even defeat man's destiny."
Maryam nodded, "I hope so."
"Passion yes, Tea. We will still love Teteh really... Aren't Ummi?"
Isti smiled, he embraced the two who were standing face to face then nodded.
"Yes, right. Just don't let it be a burden to you, yeah."
Mary smiled haru. "Thank you Ummi, inshaAllah I am much calmer at this time. Because you all accept my barren shortcomings."
"Merr, Ummi told you, right? Don't call yourself that. Can't convince anything just because of a doctor's verdict."
"Yes Ummi. sorry."
Isti patted his daughter-in-law's shoulder gently. "Listen, there is the story of a woman who came to the prophet Moses as. Because at that time, Moses as has the privilege of being able to dialogue directly with Allah SWT. So the woman asked Moses to ask Allah SWT, could He be pregnant? Then Moses prayed, and asked directly. The answer of Allah SWT at that time was, the woman had been destined not to have children all her life. And when Moses said it, the woman came home sad but still had faith. All night he prayed 'Yes Rahman... Yes Rahman.' and a few days after coming again asked Moses as. At that time the answer was still the same, the woman had the destiny of not being able to have children."
"Oh God..." Mary was sad.
"But did the woman give up? Answer; no! He came back several times and found the same answer. Until the last one, he hadn't come for months. Once she arrived, she carried the baby in her cradle."
Maryam's eyes sparkled, waiting for her continuation.
"Prophet Moses, astonished. He asked, Whose baby did he bring? And all you need to know is that the woman is old.the woman also replied that it was her son. He looks so happy. After the woman came home, Moses returned to dialogue with Allah SWT. Want to know the answer?"
Maryam nodded in spirit.
"Allah SWT answered 'My grace has preceded my destiny for him.' so He has children because of the belief that God's Grace is wider than anything else. He did not believe the verdict, only believed in the greatness of Allah SWT."
"Allahu Akbar..." Maryam mutters. "Can I be like that."
"Of course, the effort is not only in the form of a physical but verbal as well. When the world has condemned you badly? Then you must be stronger to pray. Because Allah is Ar Rahman, so do not give up just because of the verdict of Man."
"Ommy?" Maryam melted, she embraced Isti. "Thank you, Mi. Merr's getting excited now."
"You have to, but don't have any ambition. To be patient, and to put good prejudice on the wisdom of God for you and your husband."
"Yes, Ummi. Thanks..."
"Sama-sama–" Isti's hand waved at Farah gesturing for her to enter her arms as well. Farah hugged both of them. "It's nice to have two daughters. Stay waiting for this Hafiz."
Hearing that everyone laughed in the arms of Ummi Isti. The woman is always soothing to anyone who is the interlocutor. The same is true of Maryam, who feels back. It is convenient to have a mother, even though her status is mother-in-law. But Isti's kindness really broke the stigma of mother-in-law in general. Always meddling in the household affairs of his son. Isti also seemed to show, that there are still many lucky daughters-in-law who have angel-hearted in-laws like him.