The Moon Among the Stars

26

Ayumi and Rara came out of the room already wearing sports clothes neatly and politely. However, there was something different about Rara this morning. Yes, Rara tried to cover her crown aurat with hijab.

Today, Rara's smile looks very charming and her charisma looks graceful.

"Good morning, Grandma" said Ayumi to Grandma Arsy and then kissed Grandma's cheek.

"For Grandma," Rara said in a soft voice.

"For dear Ayumi," replied Grandma Arsy and returned a kiss Ayumi on the cheek of her beloved granddaughter.

"Grandmother did not answer Rara's morning greeting," said Rara in a spoiled tone.

"My grandson Rara, you look charming with that hijab. Do not forget to keep Istiqomah yes," Grandma Arsy advised.

"Inshaa Allah Nek, doain Rara, Grandma. Beautiful isn't Grandma?" ask Rara to Grandma Arsy.

"All women are beautiful. The aura is more beautiful and charming if you are diligent in ablution, diligent in worship, diligent in reading the Qur'an, diligent in recitation, diligent in sholawat, and have good morals according to the guidance of Islam," granny Arsy explained.

"That's what makes us beautiful, is it Nek?" asked Rara innocently.

Ayumi and Granny Arsy laughed chuckling at Rara's innocent words without understanding well what Grandma Arsy meant.

"That's not what Grandma meant, Ra. Wudhu is one of the conditions for prayer, there are also prayers. When we wash our hands, face and feet, it is automatically the light from the prayers we recite that can give a different aura" Ayumi explained to Rara.

Rara only seemed to nod her head in a sign of understanding.

"Berwudhu is holy, then when we do ablution and still have ablution, it will also taste different. Keep always our ablution, often ablution although not to perform prayer, get used after ablution bath, after going to the ablution bathroom, anyway can keep ablution. Moreover, the two of you, the girls who are just growing and developing, the function of ablution can also be to keep ourselves from the touch of people who are not mahramnya," explained Grandma Arsy at length.

Ayumi and Rara had been sitting at the dining table so facing each other They listened well to what Grandma Arsy explained.

We can get religious knowledge from anywhere, by anyone. It does not have to be that the older one must have a high religious knowledge or the younger one is considered to have no qualified religious knowledge. All of that is not necessarily, sometimes alim ulama also have mistakes, that is the point of asking and sharing about religious science in others.

Religious knowledge must be shared and practiced for those who already understand. For those who do not understand, often ask questions, consult with people who understand and are qualified so that what we do is not wrong which ends in futility not even the reward obtained.

Not all scholars must be true, reviewed first, dissected first, listened to and look for other scholars to equate the perception of whether it is in accordance with the guidance of Islam, Islam, or is this really what is taught that is clearly written in the Quran.

"Rara, understand Nek. Grandma, then is it that important that we as women should be hijabed?" ask Rara slowly.

Arsy's grandmother placed a large plate of special fried rice, then a plate of sliced omelet, then a plate of fresh vegetables and the last one a jar of shrimp crackers.

Ayumi and Rara were already impatient to taste the fried rice made by Grandma who had been fragrant since then had shaken their tongues and made their stomachs scream to immediately ask for it to be filled.

"Hijabs? It's very important. To close the aurat. Granny's simple question for Rara. Rara's going to heaven or hell?" ask Grandma Arsy to Rara.

Arsy's grandmother shook her head seeing her two grandchildren seem to scramble to take the fried rice first like women who do not have adab.

"You guys, one-on-one take, don't be like a girl who has no rules and is greedy. That's the point of learning ethics, so that we as women can put ourselves wherever we are. Our ethics will be said to be good, if we are smart to adjust to the circumstances in the surrounding environment. It can be superior but because of positive things, not superior because of known bad things," Grandma Arsy explained in a rather high voice.

Ayumi and Rara were instantly speechless and one by one took turns taking food and ate the fried rice in silence.

Arsy's grandmother sat down near Ayumi after preparing water in a large teapot and a few glasses placed on the dining table.

"Sir, Grandma asked, Rara chose Heaven or Hell? Of course Rara chose Heaven dong, Nek," said Rara enthusiastically while chewing fried rice in her mouth.

"Well, if you choose Heaven, find out what conditions are the tickets to Heaven," said Grandma Arsy briefly.

Arsy's grandmother took the plate and filled the empty plate with homemade fried rice plus an omelet and sliced cucumber and a shrimp cracker.

The pleasure of eating is actually not located from the menu of what we eat, but the situation and conditions of warmth and harmony of a family that can liven up the aura of togetherness in a grateful way.

Rara had been thinking hard, the food that was chewed also felt bland and tasteless in her mouth, because in her brain there were still some questions that would be asked to Grandma Arsy.

"Miss, can you tell Rara, what's the ticket to Heaven?" asked Rara in a soft voice.

Granny Arsy heard Rara's question smiling. Only certain people listen, then enthusiastically ask because they want to be better.

"A lot of Ra, one of them is hijab, this is not just a head covering or aurat cover, but more to keep yourself as a girl. Performing obligatory prayers, this is also very important and mandatory. If what is required is usually done, then sunnah will be easier to do as well. Because we can divide the time well," explained Grandma Arsy slowly.

"That's two things Ra. There are many more tickets to Heaven, especially we are born as women. What Grandma mentioned earlier we do before we have a family or before we get married. If we are married and have a family, the ticket to the paradise will definitely be different again" said Ayumi.

"Is that really Nek? Is Grandma a ticket to our paradise if she's married?" ask Rara more excited with this increasingly interesting topic of conversation.

"Wow, the spirit is very Neng, want to marry young?" goda Ayumi while finishing her morning breakfast.

"Wikah is definitely Ayumi, if you can choose, the marriage is the same Kak Kahfi," said Rara spirit.

"So staying here is another destination, Ra?" seductive Grandma Arsy to Rara.

Rara just smiled shyly at Grandma Arsy's words.

"Take a water dive, Grandma. Is Rara wrong?" ask Rara slowly to Grandma Arsy.

"Not wrong, liking and loving is a gift given by Allah SWT. But we have to respond to it wisely. Do not let that love exceed our love for Allah SWT and His Messenger" Grandma Arsy explained.

"Ra, we're all the same first, to be exact" interrupted Ayumi and then laughed.

"'Ayumi, you are. Grandma, hope you can, right?" ask Rara later.

"Maybe, but if excessive hope is lust, at the ends there are bad deeds. Better, we follow the destiny of Allah SWT, we just try and try our best," explained Grandma Arsy ended his last mouth and then sipped water in a glass to not be restless.

Ayumi and Rara were quite clear with the thing that Grandma Arsy explained this morning. Breakfast can be, science can be.

After breakfast, Ayumi and Rara begin their morning exercise by taking a leisurely walk around the village road.

They both look more familiar and relaxed. Rara also feels more comfortable being friendly with Ayumi.