Married The Second

Ta'aruf love

Aisyah's face immediately turned deathly pale, she was confused by Farid's proposal which was so shocking to her.

 

A well-mannered prayer woman was always thinking of the right answer, the words she issued were carefully chosen, for fear of offending the man who proposed to her.

"I'm sorry, Farid, I've failed in marriage. How could I accept Farid's application so suddenly. I don't want to fail a second time because the relationship isn't based on love" 

Farid was still lying down from his bed, slowly holding her soft hand Aisyah. 

Somehow at that time he could not resist Farid's soft touch. His heart was completely beating incoherently, there was a strange feeling engulfing his heart.

"I want to marry you because of God, I want to be a good priest. Please help me live my repentance. I want to walk the path of Allah, fulfill my duty as a Muslim" Farid said in a soft tone.

This made Aisyah touched, Farid wanted to repent and carry out his duties as a Muslim.

But he could not open his heart to the man.

"O Allah, do I sin if I reject the proposal of the man who wants to repent in Your way.

What should I do, O Allah?, as your people, it is also my duty to help him to practice the Islamic Shari'a" he said in his heart.

He had a good feeling from the words of Farid, the man who used to defy God, now he will live his life in the way of God. 

"It is my pleasure to help you practice your repentance, but not to marry... I beg you Farid to understand my feelings." Aisyah rejected Farid's proposal. 

Farid sighed, his two eyes watering. He is not strong enough to hold droplets from his eye pelup.

He was very sorry because his life had been covered in sins.

"O Allah, please match me with this pious woman, let me live my repentance with the woman I love, O Allah" he prayed in my heart.

Aisyah was again filled to see the sadness of the two men.

"Don't grieve so much, but Farid should be thankful that he was still given the opportunity of God to repent. And do not be too sad with my rejection, rest assured that indeed we are fooled God must unite us" Aisha said encouraging the man who was still lying weak.

Fina who stood beside the two of them, she could not help but hold back her tears. He felt the sadness his brother felt.

"It is better now that Farid focuses on improving himself first, we can make friends while getting to know each of us. Insha Allah ridho of him will launch the prayer we say" Aisha again encouraged Farid. He believed that love would come by itself when God had blessed him.

"How about you guys just ta'aruf. It's not that ta'aruf is recommended in our religion!" 

Aisyah stares at Fina's face sharply, she understands the meaning of the word. 

"Yes Aisyah... Do you allow us to ta'aruf before stepping into marriage" Farid said confirming his sister's opinion. Although he did not understand the meaning of ta'aruf, but he had heard those words from Sony who had ta'aruf before marriage.

Syar'i ta'aruf is indeed recommended by the Prophet for every couple who wants to get married. They were given the opportunity to get to know each other. Because it was still in the way of Allah that Aisha finally agreed to Fina's opinion to confess with Farid

"Yes I agree we ta'aruf used to be mas, but I can't be Farid's assistant mas anymore. I want to work somewhere else"

"Thank you Aisha, I will deepen my religious knowledge. I want to be a good priest for you one day" Farid said with a twinkle of a smile on his face.

Aisyah also smiled wryly when she saw the twinkle of that soothing smile, the thin curves of her lips adorned her beautiful face. 

"Alhamdulillah may your ta'aruf process run smoothly" Fina's prayer was also happy to hear the two of them agree to ta'aruf.

Love is indeed the most beautiful gift, because love can change the hardness of the stone into a beautiful pebble seen by the eye.

If you want true love to come to you, then love God first because love for God is like a bright light.

Was Farid the last mate of Aisha chosen by Allah ?

Does their ta'aruf process go smoothly until the holy marriage stage ?

Or even in the course of their ta'aruf process there is a test that they must pass ?

Could Farid pass deepening his religious knowledge ?

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Look forward to the answer in the next chapter.

May all of you always be in the protection of Allah, may our families be given happiness and abundant fortune. May God always give us health.... Amens

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