Loving Husband Interlude
03. Istikharah

At three o'clock in the morning, Najwa woke up from his sleep. Sitting first, he wanted to pray istikharah first before he decided whether to go back to Azam or not. Because of everything he hanged on the Creator.

Najwa got up from his seat and immediately went out of the room to the bathroom, the atmosphere was very quiet and quiet. Najwa took ablution water to perform tahajud and istikharah sunah prayers. When he finished, he went back into his room. Take the faith and immediately say a prayer after performing the evening prayer.

He longed to think to strengthen his heart, then he began to pray istikharah two rokaat. With full surrender to the Khalik.

As dawn approached, Najwa began to pray. Let him get a hint of what he's dealing with. Although he did not immediately get a hint, but he would continue to pray in the third night to be absolutely sure of Azam's request received it.

"O Allah, forgive your servant. Give your guidance with the problems I face. I am confused as to what about everything. Give Your guidance to Your servant, amiin."

Najwa's prayers continued to be chanted with the remembrance he said all the time while facing the Creator. Until, at dawn, Najwa also immediately performed the morning prayer as the ultimate prayer he offered. After that, he went back to thinking and finished everything.

To continue sleeping, he could not. Finally he went to the kitchen to clean and prepare breakfast food later.

"Are you awake, Najwa?" he asked when he saw Najwa washing dishes.

"Yes Umi, from the third and a half hours had not slept again. So I went to the kitchen. What is umi's breakfast? Let me do it." said Najwa.

"Fried rice, because you want to eat fried rice breakfast. He said it was good in the terrace, there was a terasanya yesterday umi buy at the stall. Intentionally make fried rice demand abah" said Umi Dila.

"Ooh, okay, umi. I'll make the fried rice" said Najwa, finishing the dishes.

"Don't forget to make corn bakwan as well, umi likes your homemade corn bakwan" said Umi Dila again.

"Iya umi, my corn basket is also liked by Aazam maaas first" said Najwa doubtful.

I don't know why she remembers her ex-husband's favorite food. Najwa was silent, then looked at him and smiled shyly.

"Say you still remember your ex-husband." mummy Dila.

Najwa just smiled, he just remembered that Azam liked his cornbasket. Even often praise it, and until it runs out some seeds.

"Have you found guidance from God, Najwa?" ask Dila again.

"Not yet Umi, it's only this one time I pray istikharah. Minmal is three days, or seven days." replied Najwa.

"If Umi thinks yes, Azam is actually good and he is also very polite. But it was because both of his parents were like that. But somehow yes, umi thought you were not a match again with Azam" said Umi Dila.

"Kok umi said that?" ask Najwa in wonder.

"Yes, no one knows about Najwa. You and Azam are united again it must pass another challenge, you must first marry another man. And Azam, too, remarried another woman. So, in between who knows if later you will be difficult to part with your new husband. Remember, Najwa, marriage is not for fun. So think about the bad good first, next to you also ask for guidance to Allah swt." said Umi Dila.

Najwa was silent again, although his ummah had a point. But he also wants to try again to live in a household with Azam. Although there are Azam traits that are less liked by him, such as pushy likes. But if it's a good thing, he thinks it doesn't matter.

"Umi don't like Azam mas back huh mi?" ask Najwa.

"Ngga too, but more on thinking about fate alone. Don't think about what Umi said, Imi said. If you say you want to be with Azam again, yes we only support you Nahwa" said Umi Dila again.

Najwa was silent again, for a moment he hesitated with his ummah. Indeed, in the future no one knows what fate he will receive later. He also did not know what his brother would do, but it was clear that he agreed to go back with Azam. He must marry, and his brother will find another soul mate before returning to Azam.

But the thing is, he thinks. Who is that short-sighted soul mate? Would he be willing to be a match to her even if it was short?

I don't know, Najwa was dizzy thinking that. He is now only focused on seeking guidance from the Almighty. Do not want to think more who will be a short mate. Or her husband later.

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Five days passed, Najwa had not received any guidance in deciding whether she would accept Azam again as her husband. But he thought, there are still two more days.

However, he began to fidget when there had been five days of no guidance from the Almighty. Umi Dila let Najwa perform his ritual of istikharah every night. He also has not talked about whether Najwa has received a clue or not. She just talked about it with her husband.

"Well, what do you think?" ask umi Dila.

"Where is umi?" ask abah.

"Yes, that's Najwa. He has not talked about the results of his istikharah as umi. Has he not been given a clue?" ask Dila again.

"Leave it on umi. There will still be two more days, if you don't get instructions yet. Then it remains Najwa's decision how. Abah will also ask for guidance as well as God, so as not to give wrong decisions. Because after all, you will definitely make a decision. Najwa will definitely hand him over equally, even if he is entitled to his own life" he said again.

"Yes, but umi is a bit less agree bah. If Najwa returns again with Azam." said Umi Dila.

"Why?" ask abah wonder.

"Yes, umi thinks more about fate bah. We do not know how the fate of Najwa actually, can not also be forced to want to marry Azam again" said Umi Dila again gave his opinion.

"But that's according to umi, another may be according to your son. Najwa was not long widowed, it would feel strange if later married and had to divorce again. Neighbors will definitely gossip about Najwa. So, let Najwa make the decision himself. Abah who will direct both later, so that fate can run according to his path" said Abah.

Umi Dila was silent, it was Najwa's business. His own brother handed over all business to Najwa, so that Najwa would not be silent and sad. So abah and Umi Najwa only wait for Najwa's decision later after finishing doing istikharah and get a hint from the Above.

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