An Inner Lent to My Wife's Cousin
Tarsalvage (S2)

Allah Akbar! Allah Akbar!

The voice of the Maghreb's azan sounded loud from the direction of the mosque signifies it is time to break the fast, for those who run. All the people in droves took drinking water, recited prayers, and drank it so that their throats, which felt dry from thirst, were now fresh after the water had entered their throats.

Similarly, Herman and his family had broken their fast along with snacks. Yani has made banana ijo and sweet tea as a fastener for them. And the extra fritters Herman bought on his way home. It had been two weeks of fasting they lived and were grateful there was no hole at all.

"Slowly eat!" tehah Yani saw her youngest child eat the banana ijo voraciously and quickly.

"Or! Tuh banana will not run until it is in such a hurry," added Nadia.

Arham. "Abis Arham is hungry tau."

Yani shook her head looking at her son's innocent manner. The child intends to run a full fast this year from the previous fast which is only half a day, or sometimes like the fast. It was proven that he had 13 days of fasting without any obstacles at all. However, sometimes the child likes to complain of feeling hungry and thirsty during the day. However, Yani always encouraged his son to hold him back until the Maghreb's doom arrived.

"Abis eat new at prayer, huh? Let your father be a priest" Yani told his sons.

They all nodded and immediately finished the meal. After a few minutes, all the food was gone and they prepared for the congregational prayer at home with Herman being the priest.

A few minutes later...

"Want to eat now or finish a new tarawih on a meal?" herman asked after they had just finished Maghrib prayers.

"After the prayer, sir. Citra stomach is a little unpleasant if you eat rice directly," Citra said.

"Yes, don't go anywhere. After this we will pray tarawih prayer in the mosque," said Herman while folding sarongs and prayer mats.

"Yes, sir."

After cleaning their prayer equipment, children are immediately busy with their respective activities. Nadia and Arham are busy with playing games on mobile phones, Citra helps Yani fold clothes, while Herman is busy with his phone as well. However, this time Herman is opening the blue application because there is a notification from the application.

A smile rose on his lips when he saw a message coming from someone.

Nana

[Who is this?]

Yeah, that message was from Nana and it just got sent on Herman's phone.

Then didn't Nana have blocked all communication with Herman? Why would Herman be able to contact Nana?

The answer is Herman using cloned accounts that he had made at that time. Herman was determined to send a message to Nana via messenger through his fake account. Yes even though the man had to wait for a week so Nana had just replied to his message at this time.

[Nobody. I just want to add friends in this app.]

Reply Herman who does not want Nana to know about this account. It is certain that if Nana finds out that the account is Herman, the woman will not reply to the message and block the account again, not wanting to connect with him.

Nana

[Oh.]

[Thank you for replying to my message. May we be good friends.]

Five minutes Herman waited for a reply from Nana, but, not reciprocated at all by him.

Ting!

Nana

Short, solid, and clear. Nana is typical when replying to a message from a stranger.

[Where do you live?]

Herman waited for a reply for a long time. Herman repeatedly came in and out of the application to check the message that is currently not replied to by Nana. Even though Nana's status is on, the sign is online. Why has the woman not responded to the message? thought Herman.

"Come, Sir. We're tarawih" Arham told his father.

Herman put down his phone and went out to fetch some ablution water below, followed by another who ablution from home. This was taught by Yani to them before going to the mosque.

The Prophet said :

مَنْ تَطَهَّرَ فِي بَيْتِهِ، ثُمَّ مَشَى إِلَى بَيْتٍ مَنْ بُيُوتِ اللهِ لِيَقْضِيَ فَرِيضَةً مِنْ فَرَائِضِ اللهِ، كَانَتْ خَطْوَتَاهُ إِحْدَاهُمَا تَحُطُّ خَطِيئَةً، وَالْأُخْرَى تَرْفَعُ دَرَجَةً

“Whoever sanctifies in his house, then walks into one of the houses of Allah (mosque) to carry out the obligations that Allah has appointed, then both steps, one removes the error and the other elevates the degree.” (CHR. Muslims no. 666)

Yani taught his family small practices so that they would know as little as they did for good, so the great benefits would be obtained.

After everything had been prepared in koko– clothes for men and mukena– for women, the Herman family walked out of their yard after Yani locked the door of the house. Already many people on the way to go to pray tarawih congregation. In the village, religious culture is still thick until now. No matter if the situation is getting modern so sometimes many people are lazy to go to the mosque. No matter if the government prohibits loudspeakers from being raised when entering prayer hours. Precisely here, the loudspeaker is enlarged so that the maximum limit. Even the tadarus and the lecture remained enlarged in his voice.

As Herman and Yani walk, the two see Dana who has just come out of the hallway with her children who have been neatly away with tarawih prayers. Arham, who saw Nizam there, immediately rushed to his friend and walked with them. However, to Herman's confusion, there was no Nana among them when they came out. When passing through the hallway where the entrance to Dana's house, Herman turned his head and did not find Nana who followed the tarawih prayer.

"Where's your mom, Zam?" ask Arham to Nizam. The question Arham asked could be heard by Herman and Yani behind them.

"At home" replied Nizam.

"Your mother didn't go tarawih?"

"No, it hurts again" he said."

Arham nodded. "But why have I never seen your mother go to prayer tarawih in the mosque?"

"Mama pray at home, Ar."

"Mang can pray tarawih at home?" ask plain Arham.

"Mom can say. Yes, right, Pah?" tanya Nizam turned to her papa.

"Yes, tarawih prayers can be done at home," replied Dana.

Arham nodded knowing about it. Dana looks back and finds Herman and Yani behind her despite the distance. The eyes of Herman and Dana had met for a while, then Dana immediately turned to the front without greeting the two. Especially when Dana saw Herman. A man who was married to his wife even though the marriage was not legal.

Surely Dana still can not forget the actions of Nana and Herman behind her. There were still embers of grudge in his heart as he remembered that. Especially when he had just looked at Herman, the anger in his heart suddenly overflowed. However, Dana immediately stabilized her heart by inhaling deeply so that her emotions soon subsided.

Yeah, Herman and Dana just met again. When Dana came home, she had not seen or passed Herman. Even if they cross paths later, they will not greet and assume that these two are both strangers whom he never knew. Though who must do that is Dana who became a victim of the selfishness of Herman and Nana. However, for some reason Herman also seemed to be hostile to Dana after the affair with Nana was exposed. Not to mention Herman has not apologized to Dana after the incident.

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Hadist I took one from google because it remembers the teaching of the lecture I got from the mosque. Actually there are still more hadiths about the virtues of ablution at home and go to the mosque for congregational prayer. But, for fear of having too many hadiths listed, I choose one that makes you quickly understand.

Oh yes, the story wants me directly to the conflict, where later jump when Herman has obtained permission to Kalimantan so that the story of this chapter is not too long.

Wait for the continuation of this story, guys!!