
Arriving on the 11th day, Stella, Azam and the rest of the congregation prepared to return home. They went straight to the boarding school to just let go of longing.
“Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh” Ucap Stella and Azam together when entering abi and umi's house.
“Wa’alaikumsalam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh” Reply abi and umi bebarengan.
Seen Zaidan already there, apparently the man often came to visit his parents since abi Daud fainted during the wedding sister Maryam the other day.
“Tumben remember home huh?” Azam said while patting his sister's shoulder.
“I'll just go home for a while, I'll be back in the afternoon. Later when I graduate, you must come ya” said Zaidan, showing the card for his graduation later.
“Aalhamdulillah's. Finally, my sister can become a real doctor” Sahut Azam.
“Do you think I've been playing doctor?” Tanya Zaidan is cynical.
They all laughed, with the warmth between them, making Stella feel so comfortable, even though her parents were gone but, her husband's family really made her feel not alone.
“Your sister-in-law is pregnant, do you have a good doctor acquaintance around here?” Azam's Law on Zaidan.
At that moment, all eyes were on Stella. With a difficult look for him.
“You pregnant, son?” Ask Umi Fatimah, directly approaching her daughter-in-law.
Stella smiled as she nodded.
“Alhamdulillah” Say umi Fatimah, directly hugging Stella.
How not? He had been waiting for a grandchild in his family. In the old days, feeling alone was so bad.
“The plan is Azam wants to bring one santriwati or cottage manager to the house, abi, umi” Azam said to the point on his parents.
“For what?” Ask abi David.
“To help Stella work at home, Azam does not want her to be exhausted, especially usually he cleaned up a house that big alone. Now, his condition is no longer the same, Azam is worried with him” Azam said, giving a clear reason to abi Daud.
“What about mbak Deden? She will be with her husband there” said Abi Daud again.
“Iya mas, mbak Deden will definitely help Stella there. Later we will talk with mbak Deden” Sahut Stella.
There was a sense of surprise when her husband said his wish earlier, the article they had not talked about before.
“Alright then” Azam said, succumbing to the will of the wife.
After talking for a while, they went into their rooms. Azam and Stella cleaned up first and then shuffled towards their beds.
“Mas, why not talk to me first?” Stella asked Azam.
Azam gently stroked the wife's dark mane.
Yes, the man was apparently ready to be a standby husband. He was even ready to face with all the possibilities that could have happened during the pregnancy of the wife later. He had thought about it carefully.
“What will it take all my work?” Ask Stella again.
“What do you want to do?” Ask Azam back.
“Cooking, preparing your needs and even washing your clothes, I do not want anyone else to touch anything that sticks to your body” Sahut Stella possessive, even from her embrace can be felt it tighter, even from her embrace can be felt, as if to say that Azam was his absolute possession.
“Alright, as long as it's not a hard job, I still allow you. But, to wash clothes, let me do it for you if indeed you do not want to be done by others” Sahut Azam.
Stella simply nodded, further drowning her head in the chest of the field that belonged to her husband. Comfortable, one word that can no longer be replaced with anything.
“But, mas. Can I ask someone to be my friend at home?” Stella asked Azam.
Azam nodded, he turned to his spoiled wife, “Boleh, just tell me who you want to bring home?” Legally.
“Viona” Reply Stella Briefly.
After hearing that, Azam was silent for quite a while. Apparently the man was thinking far ahead.
“Are you sure?” Azam asked, as if questioning Stella's determination with her decision.
Stella nodded, “I'm so closed now, there's not much I can do with other people but, if with Viona it's good. I've known him for a long time, he will definitely be responsible with his duties, I can also have fun with him if it is too late, it will not be a stiff thing for me and for him, giving an explanation in terms of the benefits that will be obtained by her as well as Viona, it is the way Stella assured her husband.
“Hm, may be allowed actually. But, do you know that we really shouldn't stay with us? Given that Viona is not someone I see. So, can he close his aura when he is at home? Can he not show his face when I am at home? Do you want me to find a place to stay for her?” Azam.
Stella thought for a moment, and it was true what her husband said.
“Imam Ahmad Rahimahullah said ‘Men who are not mahrams may take women either slaves or free women to be made as servants but, he had to turn his face away and not look at it, he said, if the maid is an independent woman’. I could've done it but, is Viona capable of it?” Ask Azam.
Stella was silent, she had no answer. It was a dilemma for her, because Viona was the image of her first. It's just that Stella had to do it because she was the wife of Azam, and thankfully she got guidance so quickly from the prayer repentance first.
“Because it is men who make women as a ‘budak’, must not see any body part of a free woman. Different if what he made a maid is a woman from a slave. So, he can see the part of the body that does not become auratnya when praying, as already described in the marriage chapter” said Azam again.
“Mas, I do not understand free women and slaves, are they not both women whose status will be household assistants or maids?” Ask Stella.
“The letter of free women or employers must be closed tightly, leaving only the face and palms with the aim of maintaining self and family honor because of her status as an independent woman.
While the female slave is someone who has no social, economic, or political power so, it is not considered to have the honor so there is no need to cover her aura. After all, such as they are being cared for by their employers, no one can complain. From a business point of view, opening the aurat for a slave is necessary, in order to attract the attention of its buyers”
Deg
Stella was speechless with Azam's explanation so, did she in the past fall into the slave category?
“But, this is happening at the beginning of Islam dear. Now the times are clearly different. In essence, men who make a woman not happy as a household system both should not look at each other. The woman should not look open, nor should she show her hair even a fingernail tip because it belongs to aurat”
Stella finally thinks hard, she is eager to help Viona but, is the woman able to meet the requirements delivered by Azam? To be honest, Stella doubts that.