Competing Love With Ustadz
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Zayn came out of the bathroom and kept breathing his fingers.

Zayn had gone more than ten times back to the bathroom because he did not believe he was clean. He really felt still dirty and could not afford if every day had to defecate so difficult and embarrassing himself. It was like coming home and soaking in his big bathtub with a sprinkling of flowers that did not disappear for seven days and seven nights.

It was in his mind to just run away from the village that he himself did not know where it was. But what the local youth said made him stunned and unable to do anything.

"What!"

"Yes Mas, Here there is no public transportation either angkot or ojek, and the distance of this village to the city is very far, If Mas want to walk not necessarily a day to the city."

"So this much money is useless in this village?" zayn asked with a wad of money in his hand.

The young man shook his head because that was the reality.

"Then.... A cellphone? Your cellphone?"

"It's free to have a cell phone here because there's no signal here."

"Oh my goodness, just go to Hell Zayn!" he said to himself.

•••

At the boarding school Mr. Kiai was receiving a phone call from Faraz.

As a parent must feel a little more what his children feel, What else if his child is having difficulties. No exception with Faraz who suddenly felt worried about the state of Zayn who had not contacted him for a long time.

"I'm sorry Mr. Faraz, I didn't tell you in advance if Zayn was serving his sentence in one of the remote villages far from here."

"What! Did Zayn do it again? Hadn't Zayn really changed before? Then what happened to Mr. Kiai?"

"Zayn has crossed the line by touching Faza, my daughter!"

Faraz was stunned to hear what Mr. Kiai said.

"Sorry Mr. Kiai, are Mr. Kiai sure?"

"But is there no other way to punish My son Pak Kiai?" faraz protested who objected.

"The magnitude of female slander for men, Prophet Shallallahu’alaihi Wasallam reminded about the magnitude of the damage and slander inflicted by women against men in his word Shallallahu’alaihi Wasallam: “I do not leave after me slander (wickedness/damage) which is more dangerous for men than (slander) women” [3. HSR al-Bukhari (no. 4808) and Muslim (no. 2740)]

Including the relationship that is forbidden in Islam because of the magnitude of the damage it causes is what is referred to as “” promiscuity between men and women without any bond is justified in sharia. This action will cause a lot of harm and great damage, such as touching the non-mahram, Meeting men and women who are not mahram, Getting acquainted, Shaking hands, Close friends and dating. And of course all these illegitimate relationships can lead to adultery and other moral aberrations, na’dzu billahi min dzaalik."

Faraz took a deep breath, It was impossible to protest back what had been Pak Kiai's decision.

"I did this for the good of Zayn and Faza in order to avoid the slander and love they could not master."

"Does this mean Mr. Kiai admits that they love each other?"

Mr. Kiai was silent at Faraz's question.

"I'm sorry Mr. Kiai, if it's about love, let alone others, not even yourself can control it."

"Can! If Love is anchored by a strong faith and always involves Allah SWT at every step, then it will not cross its boundaries, Love that cannot be controlled only for those who have weak faith so that it is easy for Satan to rule the human heart to make damage in the name of love."

Hearing that Faraz could no longer answer and could only leave the fate of his son to Pak Kiai while hoping for whatever his son lived for his happiness and kindness later.

•••

On the plantation, Zayn began to carry out his activities as Ustadz Saifullah had ordered. Yes it harvests cloves by climbing its trees. The first experience for Zayn to climb a tree made Zayn tremble a little, What else in the tree there are many ants rangrang, making Zayn must be ready whenever the ants bite the skin smooth.

The vast plantations made Zayn have to move from one tree to another.

By late afternoon Zayn came down from the last tree and gathered cloves to be put into the sack, Not only cloves, Zayn also had to put the leaves of dried cloves into different sacks. Because Cloves and their leaves both have a high selling value so that nothing is wasted.

Zayn picked up the cloves and took them back to Ustadz Saifullah's house several times.

Ustadz Saifullah who saw him felt admiration for Zayn who seemed to no longer complain about living his life as a farmer. This made Ustadz Saifullah feel the need to inform Zayn's development to Pak Kiai for one week living his life in a remote city.

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