Marrying a Muslim Woman
Chapters 13. Obligations
Hearing Almaira's words, Alvian woke up and stepped away to the bathroom door saying, "You go first, pray."
Almaira was disappointed by the rejection from her husband. However, Almaira remained patient in the face of Alvian's attitude.
After entering the bathroom, Alvian kept silent while thinking about something. "I've forgotten the way of prayer, how can I pray?" alvian said quietly as he leaned his body behind the bathroom door.
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Alvian was already looking neat in his suit, walking down the stairs and approaching Ahlan's father who was sitting at the dinner table.
"Loh Alvian, where are you going? Early in the morning this was tidy," asked Ahlan's father when he saw his son wearing a suit.
"You go to the office, Father, "Alvian answered briefly.
"Are you still on holiday? Why go to the office? You don't go anywhere, just stay home with your wife!" ahlan's father insists on his son.
"I have to work, Dad. As a husband, Alvian was obliged to support Alvian's wife, right, Dad? So, Alvian's gonna be working now."
As Alvian spoke, Almaira came to serve food.
"Yes, you are now a husband and are obliged to make a living for your wife, but this is too soon Alvian. You just got married a few days, you're working? What will people out there say?"
"Once again, follow your will. Now we have breakfast first Alvian," asked Ahlan's father who was lazy to argue with his son.
Ahlan's father gave up, trying to divert the conversation if it continued, would definitely make Almaira be cornered with all the remarks from her husband.
Ahlan's father has seen, in these two days Almaira has taken care of the house well and took care of Alvian which is where it all reflects the attitude of his late wife—Mother Hilma. With all of Almaira's treatment during these two days, being able to make Ahlan's father convinced that Almaira could raise Alvian's spirit again.
After Alvian finished breakfast, he began to walk outside the house. However, for a moment Alvian was surprised by the treatment of Almaira who was standing in his way.
"What do you want?" ask Alvian flat.
"Salim Mas's. I want to go to the office, right? A wife will take her husband to the porch of the house, after which the wife will kiss her husband's hand which is warmly welcomed by the husband by landing a kiss approved by the wife. As a sign, a sense of love and sincerity given by a husband."
Alvian was stunned by all of Almaira's long words .. a moment's silence, making Alvian pause for a moment. With hesitation, Alvian thrust his hand at Almaira and his wife greeted him warmly. Experiencing the hand of the husband even kissed him, then Alvian landed a kiss on the forehead of Almaira, as his wife had said. What a warm treatment from Alvian that awaited by Almaira.
Almaira closed her eyes feeling Alvian kiss her forehead, not for a moment or even for a long time. Slowly Alvian began to feel a sense of tranquility after kissing his wife's forehead. There was not the slightest anger that Alvian felt, there was only calmness and warmth that he felt.
Kissing the wife's forehead will add love and bring peace to her husband. As if a wife brings peace to her husband, no wonder why the husband always kisses the wife's forehead? Because a wife is like a house of a very quiet berthing for her husband to come.