Sharing Love: The Suffering of the Second Wife

Getting Fair Treatment

After his conversation with Ain that night, Ikram more himself studied science and prepared himself again. He often sleeps alone and sits down with a book that becomes a friend.

"Among the rights of the wife to her husband is to get justice in the living and the residence, if the husband has more than one wife because the demands in the relationship of the wife are by ma'ruf. Well and worthy of a decent alias. Allah Ta'aala said in the Qur'an, "And associate with them properly ...."

(An-Nisa :19)

Ikram pensive while listening to the lecture through his cellphone. He's not at Ain's house nor is he at Nadia's. Having two wives is not easy. The old jealous, the young. The old one sulks, what else is young.

"Oh God!" Ikram sighs heavily. He lay down on a dome-patterned carpet inside the cottage office. Staring at the roof decorated with calligraphy around it.

"The husband must be fair to his wives when he decides to be polygamous. The Prophet said, "Whoever has two wives and then he is more inclined to one of them, he will come on the day of doomsday in a tilted state"."

(Pbuh Ash-haabus-Sunan)

Ustadz's talk continues. If he listened carefully, he thought he should learn more about religion, especially about polygamy. Mental husband is very necessary when he wants to decide polygamy.

Injustice of the husband towards all his wives, it can cause one of his wives to commit an improper act. Which causes the husband to drown in the pool of sins. The sin of the wife and also the sin of not being fair to all his wives.

"Assalamu'alaikum!" Ruby's voice that came to disperse the reverie of Ikram.

"Afwan, is Abi inside?" ruby asked the person in charge of the office.

"Take in" he said. Ikram sat down to wait for the arrival of his eldest daughter.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Abi!"

"Wa'alaikumussalaam!"

Ruby stepped in and sat face to face with her ashes. He treats the Scream with reverence. For him Ikram is an idol.

"Why look for Abi?" tanya Ikram opened the chat.

"Umi's looking for Abi, Mommy's too. There is a banquet in the boarding hall all guests have attended. We're all waiting for Abi" Ruby told Ikram.

"Astaghfirullah al-'adhiim, Abi forgot. Yes, let's go straight there," he asked as he stood up and left with Ruby.

Dining events along with all the santri in the cottage and foundation, are sometimes held when there are people who want to give alms and ask for prayers from children in the foundation. The show went well with Nadia's different attitude today. Also Ain who looked happier.

"Nadia, wait!" prevent Ikram after the event disbanded. Nadia still did not want to talk to him. He continued to walk out of the hall without heeding the call from Ikram.

"Nadia! Nadias! Wait!" call Ikram again while running after Nadia who almost reached her house.

Ikram pulled the hand of Nadia who was about to reach the door handle.

"Deliver, Mas! I still want to be alone" said Nadia without wanting to see the face of Ikram in front of her.

"No, Nad. We have to talk" said Ikram.

"The matter of the night, could you not accept it for a while? Mas could definitely convince Ain to cancel that condition. Believe in me, Nadia. Mas also really wants to have children from you, but Mas has already agreed to the conditions proposed by Ain. At that time I thought I had to agree to marry you. Furthermore, Mas had also planned to talk about that back with Ain. Please, believe me, "Ikram solemnly said.

Nadia fluttered, her gaze resting on the brown bead belonging to Ikram. The two male neutrals implied deep regret. It seemed clear to make Nadia think back.

He gulped his stale saliva, still looking at Ikram with his sad face.

"Mas sure, that's what really happened? Do you really want to have a child with Nadia?" nadia asked doubtfully.

Ikram tightened his grip, let both hands of Nadia softly catch. Something rippled into his bloodstream. Something warm to his heart.

"Believe the same! I love you, Nadia. Mas also wants to have children from you, but for now I hope you can be patient until the time that Mas can not promise. Hopefully Ain can understand and mengikhlaskan Mas has offspring from your womb," said Ikram again trying to give understanding to his second wife.

His hand rubbed Nadia's cheek while smiling. He also brought his face closer to Nadia's face and gave brief kisses on Nadia's lips.

"Mas!" Nadia rewinds her head as Ikram relentlessly kisses her face. They chuckle amusedly. Nadia spanked the intimate arm of Ikram. He smiled with his face together.

"Humairah!" muttered Ikram stared inside Nadia who immediately lowered her face in shame.

"Are you still angry? Or still want to be alone?" goda Ikram while punching Nadia's chin using index finger and thumb. Then, lift it up for a look.

Nadia shook her head, "If it is like that, I believe the same Mas. I will accept it until Brother Ain agrees. I'm sorry, Mas. Last night I got out of control, Mas must be hurt to hear all my chatter yesterday," said Nadia again along regretting the quarrel between them. .

"No, hon. You are not wrong, everything you said yesterday is true. Help your husband regain the qawwamah you mentioned yesterday. Maybe you're right, Mas is too weak," said Ikram ambush Nadia's speech.

"Mas promise, don't there be any more secrets between us?" pinta Nadia with an inside view.

Ikram nodded his head while smiling.

"Mas promise," he said again to spread the promise for a number of times. Why is it so easy to promise, when the heart feels heavy to fulfill it.

That afternoon, Ikram and Nadia finally made up. Ikram even stayed at Nadia's house until late afternoon. His second son Bilal followed him to the house.

They chatted, ate together even Nadia did not hesitate to put Bilal to bed. Accompany him until the boy falls asleep. The tenderness and care that Nadia does make her close and familiar with the three children of Ikram.

"Have you slept?" tanya Ikram peeked out of the doorway.

Nadia got out of her sleep, confirming the veil before leaving the room.

"There's Ruby in front, she said she's having trouble working on her pr again," Ikram told her as Nadia stood in front of him.

"Oh, huh?" Ikram nodded then gave way to Nadia to meet Ruby. Ikram looked at the back of his second wife while smiling.

"What's up, baby?" nadia asked Ruby. Ikram smile expands, Nadia even considers her three children like her own child. There was no difference in his eyes, all he loved.