1 METER OF FOOT
SHANUM

"Say!" the sound of a plate being thrown fell to the floor. And the fragments were instantly scattered everywhere.

"You're getting sick of me more and more, Shanum!"

This is not the first time Shanum has seen his cooking thrown away by his husband.

"Food like this you serve for Mas! Then what shopping money do you give you every day?"

Such rude remarks have been several months Shanum got from the husband. The bad treatment of Shanum's husband named Imran occurred. Since the mother-in-law continues to poison Imran's brain, if she has not had children until now during her marriage to Shanum.

Shanum is his nickname. His full name is Azra Zahida Shanum. Which means a woman who is holy, humble and always blessed.

Born to a simple family makes Shanum always live with what is. The two old men who have died since he was still in Mts, making Shanum already accustomed to slamming bones to support himself and his grandmother.

Shanum's father died from a long illness. While the mother, two years later followed the father because he was hit by a car while going to the market to trade as usual.

Shanum is a teenager who lacks affection for his parents. Even so, Shanum remains grateful to have a grandmother who loves him so much.

Shanum's sadness increased, when the grandmother had to leave forever from her life after she was married for approximately one year.

The marriage was originally based on mutual love. Turned into a disaster. When the husband's sister named Dyah just married three months immediately tested positive for pregnancy. She, who has been married for two years, is also not pregnant.

Shanum is a gentle woman. Her smile was sweet because there was a dimple on her left cheek. And do not forget his calm motherly face, making everyone like to be friends with him.

When the husband was angry with her like that. All Shanum could do was shut up while bowing his head.

"True mother said! If you don't become a wife!"

The rude speech was heard again from Imran's mouth.

Imran was a good man. He loved and loved Shanum. Imran fell in love with Shanum, because every time he came home from work he always saw Shanum teaching his own nephew whose house was next to his mother's house.

It turns out that Imran's love doesn't clap one hand. Frequently meeting accidentally makes the seeds of love finally a body in Shanum's heart for Imran.

Short story. Imran proposes to Shanum to be his wife. And one year of their marriage went beautifully. As Shanum had expected all along. But entering the second year of marriage. Little by little the character of the mother-in-law began to be seen.

Moreover, Shanum who did not have children. Making the mother-in-law always ugly him in front of Imran. Until the love felt by Imran for Shanum seemed to be getting thinner.

"I'm sorry Shanum, Mas."

Not wanting to talk to Shanum. Imran stood up from his seat. He then took his briefcase. "Better to go to work! Rather than looking at your face that made Mas even more emotional!"

When Shanum wanted to shake Imran's hand. With arrogance Imran rejected Shanum's hand, to make Shanum hold back his tears.

Seeing the husband already gone with his motorbike. Shanum's tears fell down his cheeks. With tears in his eyes, Shanum cleaned up the broken plate that had been slammed by Imran.

"Yes Allah. Until when will You test the heart of this servant O Allah," Shanum cried.

Finish cleaning up the shards. Shanum chose to worship the creator by performing dhuha prayers.

Shanum's tears poured down the face he was wearing. He poured out all his complaints to the life-giving, about the behavior of the husband to him.

Shanum did not finish praying. Suddenly, a man who had just entered his house.

Shanum knew very well whose voice it was. Shanum rushed out of the room to meet his mother-in-law.

"Yes Mother?"

With a shitty expression as usual. The mother-in-law named Mother Mu'idah immediately asked Shanum the same question as before.

"Hows it? You have some good news yet?"

With a frightened face. Shanum replied while lowering his head. "Not yet Ma. Still negative."

Mu'idah's mother kicked down the table in front of him. "Huh! When will you not get pregnant Shanum! Imran is an ASN! She could be ashamed if she hasn't had a child until now!"

"But Shanum and Mas Imran are already trying. Pregnancy is a blessing from Allah. It wasn't Shanum who made it."

"Mom knows it's from God. But if you're barren, it's the same!"

How powerful Shanum explained. Still in the eyes of the mother-in-law, Shanum was still wrong.

Without caring about Shanum's feelings at all. Mu'idah's mother immediately passed away again from Shanum's house.

The house is only about six houses away from the house of Mu'idah's mother. Making Shanum like terrorized every day by his mother-in-law.

Mu'idah's own mother was actually a good in-law. Once again all that changed when he heard the news of the pregnancy Dyah, the second child.

After the death of her mother-in-law. Only Istighfar could Shanum speak.

"Hamba. There was a rainbow after the storm," Shanum spoke inwardly.

Shanum always encouraged himself to always be strong to face every ordeal. Because if not him then who else? While the husband was the same attitude as Mu'idah's mother.

Shanum then releases the face. He immediately put on his instant hijab to clean the house.

Married to Imran. Shanum is no longer a teacher. She was told to look after the house and become a housewife by Imran.

All that Shanum did to serve and be a good wife for the husband. Because the wife's heaven is on the husband.

“Whichever woman dies and her husband is happy with her, she will go to heaven.” (CHR. Tirmidhi no. 1161 and Ibn Majah. 1854. Abu Isa Tirmidhi says that this hadith is hasan gharib. Al Hafizh Abu Thohir said that the sanad hadith is hasan).

Friend Abu Hurairah r.a. had heard the Prophet said:

"The most perfect believers of faith are those who have noble character and the best of you are those who behave well towards their women." (H.R. Tirmidhi).

Shanum knows. If the husband has wronged him. But Shanum is still patient. Because Shanum believes! One day the husband can turn soft again as before.

Shanum always prayed. I hope the home exam goes well. And can bring good to her marriage in the future. All of Shanum entrusts to Allah the Creator.

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...~TBC~...