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Magelangs.

The Al Huda boarding house, where Ustad Ilham taught. It has 3 main areas, the first is the male dormitory area, the second is the area where the ustad/ustazah who want to settle there, and the third is the female dormitory area. This ponpes also has 2 plots of fields, the first field is planted with rice and the second field is planted with vegetables. This field is managed by the ponpes administrators assisted by the students. Men are responsible for the rice fields and women are responsible for the vegetable fields. This ponpes also has its own cattle and goat farms.the ponpes also have quite a lot of donors. The money they collect will be donated to the students who cannot afford it. This Ponpes always taught simplicity to his students, only the magnificent mosque building in this ponpes because of the money they collected to help people in need.

Today all the crops, Ustad Ilham and the santriwan are responsible for harvesting the rice and the santriwati are assisted by Hanifa to harvest the vegetables.

Hanifah greatly admired the figure of Ustad Ilham, not only Hanifah, even many santriwati who also admired his figure. Good manners, polite manner, gentle speech, always keeping your gaze and speech, as well as tall and stout physique, sweet and hardworking smiles. Who is not tired of seeing the charisma of the Inspiration.

Hanifa unintentionally looked at Ustad Ilham.

''Subhanallah.. O Allah, forgive Hanifa, ''' said Hanifa who realized his mistake.

''Subhanallah Ustad Ilham is very handsome, '' said one santriwati.

"Huss Istifar you, '' said santriwati who reminded her friend.

''Astaghfirullahaladzim pardon o Allah, servant only an ordinary man who has a napsu, sometimes the servant also errs, Forgive the servant of Allah, ''' said the regret of the santriwati.

It was not long before Ustad Zaki and Ustazah Lihah came to the village.

''Children's salamualaikum, what is still zahttt?'' yelled Ustad Zaki excitedly.

''Nggeh Ustad,'' they replied in unison.

''It's good that Ustad will help you here too, '' said Ustad Zaki.

'' Abi, Umi help santriwati first yes,'' permission ustazah Lihah.

''Nggeh umi, '' said Ustad Zaki.

They finally worked on this harvest together. Ustad Zaki and Ustad Ilham seemed to joke together and it made Hanifah also laugh, without him noticing the Umi saw it, and Umi felt there was something.

''I must speak of this matter to Abi, '' said Ustazah Lihah in heart.

They have finished this harvest, and come home to clean themselves because it will be near the time of prayer dzuhur.

The Ustad Zaki.

Umi Lihah will discuss this matter to ustad Zaki.

''Abi, Umi wants to talk about something important, '' said Umi Lihah.

''What is Umi?'' the Ustad Zaki.

''This is about Hanifah Abi, Umi think Hanifah likes Ustad Ilham, ''' said Umi Lihah.

''Where did Umi know?'' the Ustad Zaki.

''Umi could feel and Umi also saw Abi, when Abi was joking with Ustad Ilham. Umi saw Hanifah laughing too and as Ustad Ilham was sad, Hanifah was also sad. Umi also felt the gaze of Hanifah is different when he saw Ustad Ilham, Abi what if we pin Ustad Ilham to Hanifah, Umi reckon Ustad Ilham can make Hanifah happy, explained Umi Lihah.

'' Is Umi sure about this?'' ask Hstad Zaki.

''InshaAllah Abi, '' said Umi Lihah.

''Well Abi will talk about this to Ustad Ilham, oh yes how about we all invite Ustad Ilham to dinner together?'' ask Ustad Zaki.

''Abi's good idea, if Umi will tell Hanifah about this he will certainly be happy, may Allah launch this good intention, Abi, ''' said Umi Lihah.

''Amin Umi, '' said Ustad Zaki.

Ba'da sholat ashar Ustad Zaki meets Ustad Ilham.

''Waalaikumsalam Ustad Zaki.'' replied Ustad Ilham.

''Ustad, my family and I would like to invite Ustad Ilham to dinner together at my house. What Ustad Ilham deigns to come?'' ask Ustad Zaki.

''Nggeh Ustad, God willing I will come, '' said Ustad Ilham.

''Alhamdulillah, I am waiting for the arrival of Ustad ba'da isya, ''' said Ustad Zaki.

''Nggeh Ustad,'' said Ustad Ilham.

''Asalamualaikum Ustad'' Greetings Ustad Ilham.

''Waalaikumsalam Ustad Ilham, '' answered Ustad Zaki.

After performing their prayers, Ustad Zaki and Ustad Ilham went to Ustad Zaki's house. Arriving at the house of Ustad Zaki they were welcomed by Umi Lihah.

''Salamualaikum, ''' greetings to both of them.

''Waalaikumsalam, monggo please come in,'' welcome Umi Lihah.

Umi Lihah prepared food for Ustad Zaki and Ustad Ilham. Hanifah and her sister Halimah also joined for dinner together. Hanifa looked shy in front of Ustad Ilham. After the dinner ended Umi Lihah and Hanifah cleaned the dirty dishes and brought them back.

Ustad Zaki opens talks.

''How did Ustad cuisine taste good?'' ask Ustad Zaki.

''Enak Ustad, thank you, '' said Ustad Ilham.

''Alhamdulillah if Ustad likes, '' said Ustad Zaki.

They discussed things about ponpes and arrived at the core of this event.

Hanifa and Umi listened from behind the wall.

''Sorry Ustad, I wanted to ask you something but sorry if this offends the privacy of Ustad, said Ustad Zaki.

''Ggeh Ustad, what's up?'' tanya Ustad Ilham's.

''Begini Ustad, not that I want to interfere in the personal matters of Ustad Ilham, I just want to ask, at this ripe age of Ustad, does Ustad Ilham not want to get married?'' ask Ustad Zaki.

''Nggeh Ustad, marriage is one of worship and as an ordinary human being, I also want to have a family like Ustad Zaki, '' said Ustad Ilham.

''Ustad Ilham was right, this is Ustad. My wife and I had good intentions to propose Ustad to our daughter, Hanifa. What is Ustad?'' the Ustad Zaki.

Ustad Ilham looked surprised by the suggestion of Ustad Zaki, but it was too late. Ustad Ilham has accepted an arranged marriage with Lula and he plans the day after tomorrow to go to Jakarta to talk about this marriage.

''Sorry Ustad, thousands of sorry I told Ustad and the family, actually I have a future wife and I intend to ask permission from Ustad, tomorrow I will take a day off to discuss my marriage. I am sorry Ustad is not it I want to humiliate Ustad and the family, said Ustad Ilham.

''Really, Thank God for being like that. Ustad Ilham was not wrong, we should have apologised for making Ustad uncomfortable, said Ustad Zaki.

''Nggeh Ustad, equally,'' said Ustad Ilham.

Behind the wall Umi Lihah tried to strengthen her daughter.

 

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