Innallaha Ma'Ana (Verily Allah is With Us)
Chapter 3. La Tahzan Innallaha Ma'ana

Chapter 3

Rinjani is now faced with Mr. Village Chief who wants to ask her to become a second wife. As a woman who has just been abandoned by her beloved husband, it is clear that she will reject this. Even he is still in the iddah period.

"I'm sorry for refusing this father's wish. I don't think I'm getting married anymore. Too much of my love for the deceased God. So it would be very difficult for me to receive advice from anyone. Children also certainly do not want to have a stepfather," said Rinjani with a smooth and polite, but there is a firmness of the tone of his speech.

"If, Dek Rinjani wants to be my wife, all the debt will be paid until paid off. How's it?" ask Mr. Djoko, the name of the village chief.

"Once again I refuse your wish, Sir! I don't want to get married, let alone be a second wife. Does your wife agree to have honey?" rinjani said resolutely and tried to contain her frustration.

Because his wish did not get a good reception from Rinjani, then the Village Chief also left with a facial expression full of disappointment. All means and seduction he has used, but Rinjani still insists on rejecting his proposal.

***

Everyone who has an illness of envy must always look for mistakes and sometimes spread slander. The same happened to Rinjani. Rumors spread that befell the widow of this flower, he said secretly like to go outside the house at night. 

"Be careful if you have a husband. Take good care of them. Now there are many widows who like to flirt" said one woman who was shopping at the shop.

"Yes. I also always looked up to my husband. Don't be tempted by widows" said the short-haired woman.

"Yes, especially if the widow is beautiful. Surely there will be many men who are after him," continued the woman berdaster earlier.

Rinjani just kept quiet, she chose the vegetables and seasonings to buy. Then he rushed home. His heart was wounded when he saw the cynical look of the mothers earlier. Of course for the person who envies the beauty of the woman, many wives fear her husband will be seduced. So, they became undo the intention of telling him to wash or iron clothes. Afraid that in addition to doing the job, Rinjani will also tease their husband. 

I don't know who broke the news that wasn't true. This is very detrimental to the Rinjani family. Because, now the income of women from washing and ironing workers becomes a little. One day only one person needs his energy. Sometimes there is nothing at all.

***

"Mom, this month has not paid SPP to school," said Aqilah after finishing breakfast.

Rinjani's heart was severed when she saw the faces of her daughter and son who were now in elementary school. Incidentally in this one month, he had very little income. The money he got from the laborers washes he saved to pay the debt to Dirga. Meanwhile, for their daily needs from the sale of chips.

"Today I have no money, brother. Hopefully today many people need maternal energy," Rinjani replied with a bright eye.

"Mom, the pencil has a brother is also missing" said Azzam slowly.

'Astaghfirullahal'adhim. Oh God, why now even small things like this feel heavy.' (Kranjani)

"So I have a pencil I can wear. Although it is small, but can still be used to write," Aqilah said while handing over a pencil that lives the size of the index height.

"Thank you, brother," Azzam replied as he received the pencil with pleasure. At least he can write in school.

Rinjani's heart screamed, eager for her to cry to see her three children. For a month now they have not been given an allowance when going to elementary school or religious school. He told his children to take them to school. Every day Rinjani will make simple fried rice that only uses eggs without any more mixture as a topping. Even drinking water they brought from home. Incidentally, the distance from home to school can still be reached on foot, even though it is one and a half kilometers.

***

"Bismillah, may someone today need my energy. O Allah, make provision for your servant's family easy" said Rinjani after stepping outside his house while leading the little man, Attar.

That day Rinjani also visited houses that used to usually need his energy. Although he had several houses, no one needed his strength. But the woman did not give up. He kept knocking on the doors of the houses in his village all the way to the neighboring village. 

"Mom, bobo." Attar seemed to yawn because this is when the 2-year-old boy slept.

"Ahead," replied Attar who began to be sleepy.

While walking back Rinjani chanting shalawat as her child's sleep companion. He has been walking for 2 hours, but no one needs his strength yet.

"Assalamu'alaikum" greeted Rinjani in a large house.

"Wa'alaikumsalam's chat. What's up, huh?" ask the old lady, the owner of the house.

"Is this house in need of washing or ironing clothes?" ask Rinjani.

The old woman looked towards Rinjani who was holding a toddler. Nowadays people like to do evil in various ways. Of course, it is natural if the homeowner becomes wary of strangers.

"Who are you?" asked the thick-bodied woman who was still staring intently at Rinjani.

"I am Rinjani from Kampung Suka Jaya. Right now I am looking for a job for my family's living expenses" Rinjani replied.

"What husband do you work for? Why are you looking for a job here?" ask the lady in the dress.

"My husband died three months ago, in an accident. And now I have to be the backbone to finance three children" replied Rinjani honestly.

The old woman's heart was sad. He saw the honesty from the look in Rinjani's eyes. So he told Rinjani to wash the curtains in the house. Afterwards he asked to pluck the weeds in all the yard. Even so the money earned by Rinjani is quite large. You can even pay the cost of SPP for your two children.

"Oh Allah, thank God. Today it can be a lot of money," Rinjani said with a happy smile. Now there is money two symbols of the first president of Indonesia.

***

"Mom, why is our life so hard? After there's no dad, everything gets tough?" ask Aqilah while wrapping her mother's frying chips.

"Every human being will get a test from God. This is to increase our faith and our degree before him" Rinjani replied with a soft voice.

"Even so, God will not give a test beyond the ability of his servant. So, everything that's happening to us right now, I'm sure that we're going to be able to get through it" continued the instant veiled woman.

Aqilah also nodded she used to often hear her father give advice to people who came to the house and told her their problems. This little girl always rang the words of her father first.

"La tahzan innallaha ma'ana (Do not grieve, verily Allah is with us)" murmured Aqilah.

"Yes, those are the words that are often said by the father," said Rinjani with her eyes filled with longing for the man she loved.

"Bus ... Mama!" Azzam's voice called out to Rinjani shouting.

"What's up, Bang?" Rinjani and Aqilah rushed to his eldest son who was in the front bedroom.

"She's got a hot little sister!" yells.

***

What happened to the youngest? Is Rinjani able to make her three children happy? Wait for it to go, yeah!