Sharing Love: The Suffering of the Second Wife

Advising Ain

Sundanese proverb says, "Nu mawa torch nu sok nincak tai."

If the Indonesian language, "That brings the lamp who often stepped on dirt."

There's a term, "Ya'mur wa laa ya'mal."

He commanded him who did not do so.

Understand, right, that means? Understand, yes!

Fahimtum's?

Fahimna!

Ok, continue!

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"What money are you talking about?"

The voice of Ikram jerked both of them. He came with a curious face about what the two wives were talking about. Neither Ain nor Nadia, both of them, have not answered what Ikram questions.

"Why silence? Again I ask what money are you talking about? The orphans' money?" insist on the kram once again.

Ain lowered his face deeply. Nadia looked at Ikram with a hard to interpret bead. I don't know what's on his mind.

Nadia had warned Ain not to speak in that place. Her intention was only to teach a lesson, not to open her disgrace in front of their husband. However, again because of the arrogance that was in Ain who did not want to move, making Ikram can hear it. From this Nadia knew that Ikram never knew about the money Ain held.

"What's up, Mom?" Yuni joined in, standing behind Ikram while staring at Nadia and Ain alternately.

Nadia who is not happy there are others who know it does not want Yuni to be involved in this discussion.

"Sorry, Yun, can you leave the three of us?" pinta Nadia is fine.

Yuni snorted, she stared at the flustered Ikram watching the restless Ain.

"But I am also Mas Ikram's wife"

"Please! Please, leave us three!" nadia firmly pointed at the gate of the foundation.

"Ok, I'm going to go into the room," Yuni grumbled again with an annoyed face.

"No! Wait at the foundation until our talks are over. After that you can come back," said Nadia again who did not want to be denied.

Yuni chipped in annoyance, she stomped her feet as she stepped leaving the three of them. Nadia kept a close eye on Yuni's movements, until she entered the gate of the foundation, then she turned to the two before her.

"Do we need to move? It's too open here, I'm afraid someone will listen" Nadia said.

"No need! Here, explain now what money are you talking about? Who would dare to use the money of orphans? Barbarians!" furious that managed to invite Ain's tears to go down wet the cheeks.

The man calmed down, drew as much air as he could and threw it away slowly. After being quite calm, Nadia asked him to sit down.

"Sit, Mum! When you get angry standing up, sit down for a while. It is usually effective to relieve anger," continued Nadia again still with a soft tone of voice.

According to him, he sat on the other chair beside Ain. Ikram turned to Ain who looked down in tears. Then, throw a glance at Nadia who is always calm.

"Well, now tell me what happened?" sue Kram after more calm.

"But I want Mas to promise not to get angry after hearing it" Nadia asked again.

"Good!" kram without thinking. He wanted to know immediately what was going on. Inside the house, he heard about the missing foundation children's money.

"Look, you know, Mas .. I made savings for the children in the foundation. Every month Rima would send ten million to them. My intention is that the money in those savings I will use for their education expenses, but ...." Nadia paused her speech. He glanced at Ain who was still bowing his face.

"When the construction of the dormitory son first, Ain borrowed it to buy building materials. I trusted him and handed the card to Kak Ain. I never asked him, so all this time the card was in Kak Ain's hands. Now I need the money for the children's college entrance fee, but when I want to take the balance money is up," said Nadia continued her speech that had paused.

Ikram looked at Ain in disbelief. His jaw hardened until the sound of clanking teeth were heard.

"Mas, if Mas wants to talk about this you should bring Kak Ain into the room. Do not raise the voice of Mas when speaking because after all this includes disgrace that should not be spread. Remember, Mas! Don't raise your voice. Embarrassed if anyone hears," suggested Nadia who is called Ikram.

The man pulled Ain into the house and headed straight for their room. Nadia herself moved, she went to the foundation. Yuni was sitting waiting with growing curiosity.

"Why does the wife of Ikram both always rule? Sebal," said Yuni while stomping feet on the floor of the hall.

Nadia thought about Ain. What if something happened to her sister. Nadia turned around and walked into the house of Ikram, making sure that the two did not fight in the room.

"What did Nadia say was true, Mi? Why would Umi do that?" ask me slowly. It occurred to him that Nadia said, it was a disgrace that no one else should know.

Ain was crying more and more. He did not reply, he did not even dare to raise his face in front of Ikram.

"Has all this time the savings that Umi meant was the money of our foster children, Mi? Please answer! Actually Abi was very angry and wanted to hit something, but Abi had promised Nadia not to get angry. Now try to say, what have all these costs been from the savings of children?" sue the Kram that made Ain's cry harden.

"So really, huh? Even the cost of Umrah Umi took from the money. God must have blocked our view at that time. God leads us astray because HE does not want to be visited by a servant who goes to His house with illicit money. Luckily, God did not send us His punishment. Did Umi ever think that it wasn't our right? Astaghfirullah al-'adhiim!"

Ikram rubbed his face quite hard. He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. I never thought how else to advise Ain.

"Umi's gone too far. Umi's actions have violated the Shari'at. Now how are we going to replace that money? Surely the value is not a little money that Umi has used it. Astaghfirullah al-'adhiim, O Allah!"

Again Ikram did not believe, Ain can do that. He was sobbing, not feeling good about being a husband.

"How will Abi come before God with this mountain of sin? The sin of tyrannizing Nadia, the prayer of tyrannizing children, is now added to the sin of eating the money of orphans. Oh God! Why did Umi not think about the consequences of all the actions that Umi did? Astaghfirullah al-'adhiim, O Allah!"

The cry broke, Nadia who eavesdropped on her lower lip held back the cry. Hearing the voice of Ikram's cry, Nadia knew the man was very sorry. Especially when his name is mentioned. Nadia did not want to listen anymore.

"I'm sorry Umi, Bi. Forgive Umi. Umi was wrong, all because of Umi's selfishness. Please forgive Umi. All this Umi did because Umi hurt Nadia. Umi just wants her to also feel the same pain that Umi feels-"

"But in fact Nadia is not like Umi! O Allah .. reflect on Umi's mistakes. All, pray repentance and ask Allah for forgiveness!" preach the Kram before leaving the weeping Ain alone.