Mahabbah Love Khalisa

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"Why is Haura smiling?" Azfan was astonished to see Khalisa smiling widely in his sleep. He rubbed Khalisa's hair and tried to call his wife's name to wake her up because the clock was showing at 2 p.m. This is the time when they established the tahajjud prayer in honor of Allah.

"Hm?" Finally Khalisa opened his eyes after Azfan woke him up gently. The smile on Khalisa's face has not faded especially after he saw Azfan's sweet face right in front of his eyes.

"Haura's a good dream?" Azfan got rid of the hair boy that was blocking Khalisa's face.

Khalisa nodded, "i dream of buying a balloon."

Azfan's smile expands to hear Khalisa's story, whether Khalisa wants to buy a balloon until carried away by a dream. If so, Azfan will buy the balloon for Khalisa now even though it is midnight. Azfan will look for a shop that is open 24 hours and blow it himself for Khalisa.

"But the balloon is for our son."

Azfan's eyes that had been sparkling turned dim after hearing Khalisa's next sentence. It turned out not to be the balloon Khalisa wanted but a child.

Azfan grabbed Khalisa and rubbed his back, "i'll try again." Mumbled. If it was just a balloon, Azfan could make it happen but a child really it was only God who could give it to them.

"No, I have to say that."

"Know not that God is delaying our desires means that God is preparing them to be perfect."

Khalisa lifted his head from the chest of Azfan's field, "Please Mas, you always strengthen and comfort me."

"Don't thank me for this is all I can do for Haura." Azfan first woke up from a sleeping position, "Haura want to wudhu first?"

"Just let me prepare the prayer." Khalisa is awake.

While Azfan went to the bathroom, Khalisa held a prayer mat for them at the bedside. They do not have a special prayer room unlike in Khalisa's apartment which is a special room for worship. But wherever they are they will still love the time where they can spend time to worship God.

"Want to go to the bathroom too?" Khalisa saw Ica coming out of the room.

"Yes, Khalisa go first." Ica touched Khalisa's shoulder and let him go to the bathroom first, he could wait while neutralizing his drowsiness because Daniel woke him up just now.

"Thank you Ma." Khalisa went to the bathroom first to ablution. "Oh yeah, the dresser's in the closet."

"Yes dear." Ica sat on the sofa propping her head with her hands, she was still dizzy from just waking up.

A few minutes later Khalisa had finished his ablution and returned to his room. Azfan had been waiting for him with a bright face.

"What letter do you want tonight?" Ask Azfan before starting prayer. It was a question he used to tell Khalisa almost every night. Actually any letter Khalisa likes it because Azfan's melodious voice is like a cure from all the fatigue due to activity during the day. But Azfan did not want to upset Khalisa if he read a letter that is too long.

"Al-Kautsar."

Azfan raised an eyebrow, very short tumben.

"May I ask you why you want the letter or no reason?"

"When the Prophet's son Ibrahim died, the pagans scoffed at him and said the Prophet Muhammad was a disconnected man, making him sad, then Allah sent down the letter of Al-Kautsar so that the Prophet was not sad anymore."

"I'll read it well." Azfan got up from his seat.

"Mas always does that every day." Khalisa stood behind Azfan to start the evening prayer.

Tahajjud is a prayer that they routinely do together. As for the obligatory prayers Azfan used to go to the mosque while Khalisa himself at home.

Marriage is the longest worship for Muslims so to start it must be accompanied by enough knowledge because if not, instead of worship—marriage will bring sin.

Khalisa is grateful to have a husband Azfan because so far there are not many differences between them, especially in terms of worship. They adhere to the same madzhab so there is not much difference of opinion between the two.

"Mas." Call Khalisa after they finish praying and praying.

"Hm?" Azfan saw Khalisa.

"I've seen a movie where the story goes that the wife can't get pregnant so she asks her husband to marry again."

"When did Haura see a movie like that?" Azfan frowned because he knew Khalisa rarely even barely ever watched a movie or drama if it was not Huma who invited him.

"First of college."

"Continue?"

"Haura wants to go to the movies? I don't know a good movie that's running in theaters right now, maybe once in a while we can try to go out there to be like a date." Azfan gnawed at the top of Khalisa's head. "Come tilawah first, there's still 15 minutes before dawn." Bring along.

Khalisa took the mushaf on the nightstand. Azfan will examine the reading of Khalisa and rebuke him to justify the reading if there is anything wrong.

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Ica ordered nasi uduk for breakfast using inter-messaging services. He said he wanted to help online people get started today with food orders from him. Ica is not confident in her own cooking. Ica can make their own rice if only Daniel and Khalisa want to eat it because they must have been accustomed to the cuisine. But there is also Azfan so it is better Ica to buy the breakfast from outside.

"They like fried onions, right?" Khalisa transferred his fried onion to Azfan's plate.

"Thank you Haura." Azfan replaced the fried onion with peanut butter because Khalisa liked it.

They enjoy rice with fried chicken, vermicelli, tempe orek and anchovy beans equipped with thick peanut seasoning. Ica is not wrong to choose this food stall because the nasi uduk fit their taste.

"Can you plant flowers in the front yard?" Ica tried to refrain from planting anything in the front yard of this house but she could at least if she saw an empty garden.

"Can." Khalisa did not refuse even though he did not know if he could take care of the plant. But Khalisa knows if his mother likes ornamental plants.

"Can't it be Fan?" Now Ica asked Azfan because it was their rented house.

"May Ma but we're not very good at taking care of plants."

Khalisa saw Azfan, apparently they had the same thought. Although never discussed about plants before, Azfan knew that Khalisa did not have a hobby of farming.

"Mama want to buy a plant that is not complicated care, at least just watered only two days even if you forget to flush this plant will not easily die."

"Sansiviera aja Ma." Zunaira.

"Good idea." Ica rubbed Zunaira's head with anxiety, her youngest child knows a lot about plants because he accustomed Zunaira to grow crops since childhood. Ica wants one of her children to have the same liking as her and it looks like Zunaira welcomes her mama's wishes.

"Papa and Mama came here to talk about Alindra Beauty." Daniel's words distract Khalisa and Azfan.

They were in the living room after finishing their breakfast that morning.

"Khalisa likes Alindra Beauty products right?" Ask Daniel.

Khalisa answered with a nod a few times, he almost never uses other brands for body and face care because Alindra Beauty is very suitable with him.

"Papa, Mama and Ai Aisyah agreed to give Alindra Beauty to Khalisa, but Papa wanted to ask Khalisa's opinion first willing or not."

Khalisa saw his mama as if asking for an answer. Ica touched the back of Khalisa's hand while nodding slowly so that Khalisa gave an answer according to his heart.

"Khalisa's science at the university will be useful for developing Alindra Beauty products." Added Daniel.

"What about Pa's hospital?" Khalisa believes that what Daniel gave him must be for the good of all of them.

"Kafa will take care of it, Khalisa do not need to give answers now because the time is still long, for now Khalisa focus on college first, Papa told him this so that Khalisa was not surprised aja."

"Then Khalisa will talk again with Mas Azfan and Kafa."

"Certainly Khalisa had to ask the husband's opinion." Daniel stared in the shade of Khalisa and Azfan.

Azfan looked at Khalisa with a meaningful gaze, he believed Khalisa was able to continue Alindra Beauty who was under the auspices of Alindra grub. That is the field of study that Khalisa studied on campus, namely pharmacy. But of course Azfan prefers Khalisa. If Khalisa liked it then Azfan would definitely agree.

Ica invited Khalisa and Zunaira to go to an ornamental plant store not far from Khalisa's rented house. Ica bought some sansiviera, a spider plant and some calathea to plant on the porch because the house was completely arid.

"Knowing not taking care of the plant can give you a happy feeling."

They planted the sansiviera near the koi fish pond with a mini fountain. While around the garden Ica plant spider plants that will beautify the yard.

"I like to see flowers but don't like to take care of them." Khalisa watering the newly planted sansiviera.

"Once there is this plant, inevitably Khalisa will certainly take care of it." Ica said while watching Zunaira who was planting calathea with Azfan.

Happiness is simple, for example, planting flowers like this. They do not need to go out for entertainment because happiness is created by themselves.