The Love Story of Children Santri

Chapter 29 - Istikhoroh Results

At the turn of the water tap that makes the clear liquid down profusely wet the floor. A pair of young men and women alike took ablution water from both different places. 

Their wide prayer mats lay on a clean floor facing the Qibla. Adam is neat with a cocoa suit and the sheath is also a black peci that covers his hair. 

Eve, it's neat to wear a mucena that covers her entire body. Both of them say takbir with different prayer intentions. 

Eve, intending to perform prayers of repentance for herself. May Allah forgive his sins both the future and the past. 

Two rakaats Adam did, at night before going to bed. Adam prayed istikhoroh to ask for a reference to the answer to Joseph's request. 

"O Lord, You are my Lord, there is nothing to worship but You, You are the One who made me and I Your servant, and I am in Thy word and promise which Thou hast bestowed upon me, and I confess my sin, for it is my forgiveness, for there is none to forgive but thee, O my Lord, verily I take refuge in Thee from the evil of what I have done."

Eve solemnly offered a prayer of repentance asking God for forgiveness by stretching out her hands, straightening with her chest. 

In his prayer he wept, imagining how many sins he had committed. Really sorry for his mischievous actions that he had been doing. 

Unlike Eve, who regretted crying in her prayer. Adam, remain calm and pray his isthoroh. Hope God will give you guidance.

"O Allah, I ask You for the right choice. With Your knowledge and I invoke Your power (Of all my problems) with Your Mastery. I ask You for something of Your Greatest Grace. Verily, you are Almighty, and I am powerless. You know, and I do not know, and you are the Knower of the unseen, O Allah, if you know that this affair (.. ) Adam said his deed. Telling Eve whether her soul mate or not is ) is better in my religion. And as a result of that for me, succeed for me to ease the way, then give blessings. 

But if you know that this matter is more dangerous to me in religion, in the economy and the consequences on me. So get rid of the problem and keep me away from him. Destine kindness for me wherever it is, then give your willingness to me. Aamiin's." 

Both palms were allowed to wipe his face. Still with a restless heart Adam continued with recitation. 

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The next morning Eve and Adam cross paths in the classroom. Both are silent in their daydreams. 

Somehow this time Adam did not take his eyes off it that made Eve wonder. And Adam looked very awkward after Joseph's words came back to his ear.

"For Ustadz." When did Eve greet Adam? It is not really Eve herself. 

Adam looked down and walked past Eve. 

"Wait Ustadz!" hold Eve, Adam's steps stopped.

"Hm ... Ustadz no longer asks for memorization? Isn't my speech not finished." 

What's up with Eve today. Eve changed overnight. The figure of Eve who is not lazy and does not want to deposit hapaln but now even reminds the teacher if the shipment has not been completed. 

Still with his back, Adam said, "You wait in class. I have to save these books first." 

Eve took Adam's hand full of books. Eve took the initiative to help him. Eve took some books in Adam's hand. 

But it was not the book that was touched but the hand of Adam.

"Sorry Ustadz" said Eve when she realized that her hand had touched Adam's. And immediately took it off. 

"Let me help Ustadz." 

Eve immediately brought the book into Adam's room. While Adam was still silent, seeing Eve's very strange behavior.

For a second his gaze turned to the left hand that had been touched by the woman he was offering in his prayer. 

"O Allah, what is this sign?" he said as he stroked his chest. 

*****

Eve eloquently read Surah Al-baqoroh according to the words that Adam asked for. Sometimes his eyes closed when there was one sentence that he forgot. 

Eve, so focused on her speech unknowingly Adam was now watching her. 

"O Allah, is she the woman you sent for my soul mate. The woman in my dreams, in every prayer I say her name and you always present her in my sleep. Her smile, her eyes, her beauty, are so vivid in my dreams. If indeed this woman is my soul mate, help my servant to be a good priest for him" said Adam in his heart. 

"Ustad!" call Eve to surprise him. Moreover, Eve's face was now very close to him. 

"Astagfirullah, stay away from me." 

"Ustadz is like looking at a shethan. Till istigfhar." 

"You're the one who's ngagetin. Why did you stay here?" 

"I'm just checking. Ustadz's abyss daydreams." 

"Have you finished reading? Now you can go." 

"Ustadz ngusir?" 

"Whoever is upset is the lesson is over." 

"Wait for Ustadz I want to ask you something." 

Said Eve who sat on her bench again. Adam scrunched his forehead staring in wonder at Eve. Why did the boy suddenly ask so many questions.

"Just five minutes, I don't have time." Said Adam who saw the watch in his hand. 

"Quick ask what?" 

"Did Ustadz ever touch a woman?" 

"Astaghfirullah, what is this question." 

"I just want to know why Ustadz never touched a woman at all. But out there a lot of men who touch even make out with women." 

"It is clear the answer, God forbid a pair of men who are not mahrom to touch each other." 

"the reason? I didn't ask anyone else but I asked Ustadz. What's the reason Ustadz doesn't touch women in the slightest." 

"Because a woman is a crown like a pearl of a woman is a decoration, all her body is a jewelry that should not be seen let alone touched by people who are not mahrom. That is why women are ordered to close the aura, haram for him to show the beauty of his body to men who are not mahromnya. And it is haram for men to touch the woman who will plunge you into immortality. Verily, Allah forbid that you men and women should avoid a great sin." 

"Is that his sin? Will God forgive him?" 

"Allah is Forgiving, for his servant who truly repents." 

Eve looked down upon her sin.

"Is there any more?" 

"If there's no I'll go." Adam left his class. 

"O Allah, forgive me my sin" muttered Eve. 

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"Assalamualaik." Adam said hello when he entered his house. 

"Waalaikumsalam" replied Ummi from within.

"Ummi Aby's home?" 

"Not yet, maybe in a minute." 

"If Aby has come home tell Adam, there's something Adam wants to talk to Ummi and Aby about." 

"About what?" Khodijah was curious.

"Later Ummi knew." Adam went into his room.

His body just landed on his bed. A call came in his phone. When he saw the name listed, it was Joseph who contacted him.

Adam knew what Joseph was going to ask.