
Mate, Death, and rizky, it is all arranged by God. No one knows who we'll marry or where we'll die?
That's what Maymunah and the Sultan are going through now. They had never expected before, that they would be met in a marriage bond. Even now they are still confused, whether what kind of marriage they live.
After the aqad event was over, they were ordered to sungkeman.
"Now it's time to neng Mae same husband sungkem same neng parents" said Pak kiyai who was greeted with a nod and a friendly smile by Maymunah.
While the Sultan only bengong because he did not understand what was said.
"Darling, what did they say?"The Sultan's whisper in Maymunah's ear.
Maymunah's eyes widened when he heard the Sultan call him Habibti or my dear.
Maymunah glanced with an unsuspecting look, while the Sultan only retorted with his grin, making Maymunah finally relented and softened.
"Follow me!" He said, holding the hand of the Sultan and taking him to his brother and mother.
Maymunah's tears flowed back when she saw her parents.
There was a sense of guilt in his innermost heart.
"Change, emaa, I'm sorry Mae! " Sutan hiccupped and buried his face in his mother's lap, while Sutan was in front of his brother.
"Don't apologize, baby, you always support the decision. But there is a message for Neng Mae, Neng do not want to have children before the husband neng make an official marriage certificate. Yes neng?" Said Miss Irma in the middle of her stuffing.
Maymunah nodded, then glanced at his pale brother's face.
It appears that Muhammad was giving advice to the Sultan in Arabic.
When they are finished, they alternate.
Now Maymunah is facing his brother and Sultan is facing his mother.
"Neng, ouch, what do you have to say? pan ema doesn't speak Arabic" asked Ms. Irma, innocently.
"See by the way, Mae will translate"
"Sultan, you take good care of Maymunah! Do not hurt her heart or her feelings, especially her physical. This is Mae we raised with affection, and we hope that you as her husband should love Mae too. You must be a good priest to Mae. Do you understand the Sultan?" Irma with Sunda Serang's accent. Sultan who does not understand the words of his father-in-law, can only grin the horse and then glance at his wife.
Maymunah who understood the Sultan's intentions immediately translated what his mother said into Arabic.
The Sultan nodded and replied
" Na'am, in sha Allah.ya kholti" (yes, in sha Allah, my aunt).
The custom in Arabia, if the son-in-law calls for in-laws, is to call aunts and uncles.
If the male ghost usually calls Kholi and kholah to the male and female in-laws.
While if the daughter-in-law usually call Ammi and Ammah (uncle and aunt).
"This means that you must be a loving couple just because of God, and I hope that your love will take you to God's heaven" Sahut Abah said.
The Sultan was getting more and more moved. For him just this time he witnessed even experiencing the marriage process that was so moving.
The process of aqad in Arabia, is usually filled with a frenzy of joyful laughter.
"Neng, be a good wife to your husband! if your husband cannot be a good priest, then you must dare to guide and direct him. As long as you remain in the way of Allah, do not be afraid and do not hesitate to do so" Muhammad told his son.
Maymunah nodded with her tears.
Suddenly, Muhammad hugged Maymunah and whispered something.
"Neng, I tipped ema and your sisters yes, Abah apologized yes, because abah always troublesome neng, hu hu..Abah is ashamed because neng must be the successor to abah to be the backbone of the family even though neng daughter.hu hu hu" His whisper is soft in Maymunah's ears while hiccupping.
Maymunah was shocked by what she heard from her brother. He took off his arms and tried to ask
"Well, don't say that, Mae doesn't feel burdened. And what do you mean? "
"It has been said, that the time has passed.ahhhhh.." he replied. His breathing began to falter.
"What did you say?" Maymunah kept asking.
"Take the Shahada, son! " Whisper sir Muhammad with a jolt and almost inaudible, Mata Maymunah rounded immediately, but he still guided his father to shahadah.
"Asyhadu Allaaa ilaaha illa Allah, wa asyhadu anna Muhammada Rosulululloh" they said together.
Maymunah's tears grew louder, when she no longer felt the heartbeat of her father and did not hear the roar of his breath.
Slowly Maymunah took off her father's embrace and laid him down..
Everyone present looked shocked and hysterical to see Mr. Muhammad lying with his eyes closed and no longer moving.
"Well, Abah why ..? Mae, why are you?" Ask Irma confused.
With tears in her eyes, Maymunah held her mother's hand.
"Oh, abah.has gone "Absaid Maymunah in the midst of her sobbing.
"Mae, you don't joke !" Shouted Miss Irma.
Mr. Kiyai immediately approached and held the hand of Mr. Muhammad.
"Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rojiun, Nak Maymunah is right, sir Muhammad is no more" said Pak kiyai with his head down.
"Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rojiun "Say the audience simultaneously.
"Well..! Tea, why tea?.." Anaya and Rahmat approached and asked while shaking Maymunah's hand.
"The word has gone.hu hu hu" replied Maymunah cf. Iirih.
Everyone present who had been laughing was now all sobbing.
The still confused sultan immediately approached his wife and asked.
" Dear, why?" Ask Maymunah.
"Abuy tuwufi(abah died) "Maymunah glanced and replied.
Sultan looks shocked. Since then he thought his in-laws were just tired because they were sick. He did not think that his father-in-law was dead.
"Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rojiun, "His speech was instantaneous while holding both shoulders of Maymunah.
"Change, brother, wake up! don't joke around, Bah!" Shouted Irma's mother who still could not believe her husband was dead.
Seeing her mother so, Maymunah and her sister approached her mother and hugged her together.
"Ema, we have to be sincere.. Mae please do not say anything that can be burdensome in his new nature" said Maymunah trying to calm his mother.
After calming his mother, Maymunah faced Pak kiyai and other residents.
"Father - Father, please help bring your brother to our house"
Maymunah said on the sidelines.
Although his heart was broken, he still tried hard because he realized that he was now in full responsibility for his family.
The fathers now carried the body of Muhammad and brought him to his house.
"Jang, you help the fathers, yes, "Say to Grace, his 17-year-old sister. While the mothers help Ms. Irma and Anaya and Ade to get home.
Maymunah himself chose to walk slowly behind them, before finally his body collapsed and fell unconscious.
Fortunately, the Sultan was ready to stand by his side. He immediately grabbed Maymunah's body and hugged her so as not to fall.
"Darling, wake up baby!" Call him while patting his wife's cheek, but Maymunah does not budge. Finally the Sultan took her and walked to bring her back home .