The Love of Habib
Chapters 20.4
In front of the pesantren cottage office there are many santri and santriwati who stand in line with the goods in their hands. They were waiting for the data before it was released away. No one had a sad expression on their face. All the santri and santriwati each carved a smile on their radiant faces. Who is not happy to go home to a family that has long been missed?
"That's crowded. How do we get into the office?" Dira beats dissatisfied to see the crowd in front of the staff office of the boarding school.
Intentions want to settle but must be thwarted because of an unsupportive situation.
"How did dong go? We can't get into the office." The waist-glazed gisel looked at the human chain that was unbroken.
The question is if they force themselves into the ranks then how much longer will they wait?
The movement in front looks very slow. From where they stand now they can see that the staff in charge of dataing the santri or santriwati who will return home need to collect some documents from santri or santriwati. This job is a waste of time.
"Not going anywhere. Because habib Thalib is out." Aish's calm voice distracted the two of them.
And sure enough as Aish said that the habib finally came out of the office. But he did not go out on his own because behind him followed a beautiful adult woman along with an adult man who held some things in both hands.
"It turns out he did bring a woman." Mumbled Dira shocked.
"And that woman is so beautiful." Gisel was amazed at how beautiful the woman was.
"...he is a very beautiful woman..." Mumbled Aish empty.
Without using makeup polish, and appearing as she is, she had never seen the beautiful woman she was. But why from the first time his eyes looked at the woman, he always felt that this woman... Familiar?
"Is that really his future wife habib Thalib?" Sounds started to appear from within the line.
Like the three of them whose eyes were instantly sidetracked by the woman, the line of santriwati did not escape the woman. Some exclaimed in admiration and some felt uncomfortable, because the habib finally chose the woman to be brought into his life.
"It's so funny... Suddenly I felt that the two of them were a perfect fit!" And because of the beauty of the woman, they feel that there is no harm in matching with the habib who is handsome.
Naturally the woman who will be chosen by the habib is a good woman and has knowledge and high adab. So in addition to feeling heartbroken, they were somewhat amazed by the choice of the habib.
"Let's see how kind the woman is to the man in charge of carrying her things. Although the man was only a servant, the woman's treatment of the servant was not at all awkward as it was talking to her family."
Behind the woman was indeed following a tall man in glasses. Both of his long hands held many things and although he walked behind the woman, not once did his eyes glance at the woman. He walked while lowering his head, trying not to look at the back of the woman.
"Don't tell me who knows that man is his family." Others are doubtful.
"I don't just speak. I heard the man calling the woman as young lady. Tell me, which family will call her family members young lady?" The girl who first saw the arrival of the habib and the woman cried out in self-defense.
What he said was true that when he got out of the car the man called the woman a young lady, the man's attitude was like a good servant. He did not let his young lady carry the heavy items that were in the car and took over all the items with his two long hands.
"Well... I don't know what to comment. After 1 month of disappearing from the boarding school suddenly habib Thalib brought another woman home. I wonder now, after Habib Ali married that woman, do we still have other habibs in the boarding house?" Along with a habib who has the lineage of the Prophet Shallallahu alaihi wasallam is the dream of many girls in the boarding school.
They longed for a seed of precious blood to grow in the womb. Being able to give birth and raise the offspring of the Prophet Shallallahu alaihi wasallam is a blessing that cannot be obtained by all women in this world. That is why they are very excited to see every habib who comes to the boarding school and pray to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala so that they are betrothed to the habib.
"We still have three chances in the marriage of habib Thalib if he is really married to that woman. So don't give up, okay. And if habib Thalib does not want to marry again and enough with one trust, there is still a Khalif Sayid who will gradually become a habib. Even though he didn't become a habib later, then what? In his body still flows the blood of the Prophet Shallallahu alaihi wasallam so we will be very lucky if we can marry him." Someone answered with sparkling eyes.
In this era it is common for a habib or religious leader to marry many women. The Shari'a allows a man to marry more than one woman or within his limits only 4 women. But marrying many women should not be arbitrary. There are some conditions that must be met. For example, as the Prophet Shallallahu alaihi wasallam did in the past with his friends. Prophet Muhammad shallallahu alaihi wasallam married another woman for saving war widows and by order of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Whereas in the present day religious leaders actually marry many women who are still virgin or never married. This is inversely proportional to the reason why this Sharia is held. But Allahu'alam, it is only Allah who knows the truth. Whether well-meaning or just following passions, enough God knows the truth.
"Hopefully Habib Thalib wanted to marry more than one woman. By Allah, I am willing to be second, third, or fourth, in order to enter into the family of the Prophet Shallallahu alaihi wasallam." A girl did not cover up any wishful thinking in her heart at all.