
That morning the sound of takbir was still reverberating, “Allahuakbar, Allahuakbar, Allahuakbar”.
Stella, Azam, umi Fatimah along with Zaidan together walked towards the mosque with a perfectly fluffy smile. The first time in the life of Stella, went to the mosque, let alone the purpose of praying ied.
“MasyaAllah” Mumbled Stella when he saw the crowd of people who filled the mosque at that time.
“This is his wife Azam ya umi?” Ask someone who was at that time beside umi Fatimah.
With a friendly, umi Fatimah replied, “Iya ma'am, thank you for having a beautiful and diligent female ghost like this”
“Have filled yet?” Ask the other mothers.
“Alhamdulillah, already” Reply Stella.
Mother's eyes look sparkling, “Wah, thank God ya”
At that time, a lot of people asked Fatimah, as well as Stella. They were seen opening their hands wide to welcome Stella there.
Understandably if many mothers wonder, considering the marriage of Azam and Stella was held simply and only attended by the top of the cottage as a witness.
Stella rarely went out if she was at her in-laws' house. It is natural that people do not really recognize the figure of Stella well.
After the prayer, they also listened together to the sermon on that holy day.
“Allah's blessed Jamaah. Eid al-fitri is often interpreted as the holiday as well as the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, there are also other places that mean that the Eid al-Fitr holiday is a day that ‘holy return and free from sin’. Jamaat, Allah SWT commands us together to show our face to the righteous religion as our nature as servants to Him, as written in the Qur’an letter Ar-Rum verse 30.
In other words, Eid al-Fitr means the day that leads us to return and know Allah SWT. Even from the moment of Ramadan alone we have been clearly delivered back to Allah SWT, how? Yes, of course, with the worship that is destroyed in Ramadan.
What the hell is that? Of course from fasting, congregational prayer, tadarus, alms giving, breaking the fast to others, etc. That is all we can do in the holy month of Ramadan.
Jamaat, if Ramadan teaches us to know Allah SWT more deeply then, with this eid al-Fitr we are expected to have returned to Allah SWT. If you already know Allah SWT then, what next?
Next is how we take care of our faith in Allah SWT. For that, we need to do some things such as praying that our hearts remain privileged in His way, next is to gather with people who are sholeh and sholeh, and then, continue with worship continuously even though it is only a little.
Thus the message that I can convey, if there is a mistake, I apologize profusely. May Allah SWT grant us all blessings to our born and inner being. Happy Eid al-fitri, wassalamu’alaikum warahmatulli wabarakatuh”
After the sermon was closed, the voice of Azam who led the closing prayer there was heard. Stella was well aware of that voice, a voice that was so opiate to her.
“...Amiin”
Such was the sound heard at the end of his prayer, followed by the sound of fireworks soaring into the air. It's a lot of atmosphere, it's so good. Just this time Stella felt her euphoria lebaran, it turned out to be so fun.
The woman lowered her head, imagining how she would have if the idu fitri had arrived in the past. She will definitely go abroad and have fun there, whether it's for her job as a model or to serve ‘klien’ or it could be just for vacation.
Besides, if he doesn't go abroad, he just stays at the club to have fun with his friends.
I don't know, he forgot when the last time he celebrated the atmosphere of Eid with his family.
“Nak, let's go home” Voice umi Fatimah disperse all the daydreams of Stella. The woman invites Stella to return home, while Azam also Zaidan has been waiting for two other women of that generation in front of the mosque gate.
There were no meaningful conversations between them during the trip, it was all because of the neighbors who kept asking about Stella.
“Then, this Stella mbak how can the story meet with mas Azam?”
“Mbak Stella used to be the school where?”
“Wah overseas graduates, must be very smart”
“Now does not work? Can't ya mas Azam?”
About like that tweets coming out of mothers who are curious about Stella.
The woman just smiled, always answering if necessary.
“I do not forbid the wife to work, as long as her work is halal and does not violate the rules of Islam but, I prefer if my wife is at home and does not feel tired of making money because making a living is my duty as a husband” Once the answer given Azam to the mothers there.
No wonder many idolize Azam, from the young to the old, from women and men, or even Muslims or not. The answer is always good, he said.
After that, Azam and his family and neighbors finally separated, returning to their homes.
After preparing, Stella approached Azam, “Mas” Stella said.
Azam turned his head, finding his wife with a faint smile on his lips. Azam could see clearly the delirious look as well as the doubt from the look in his wife's eyes.
Stella grabbed her husband's hand, kissed the back of the man's hand gently, “Minal aidzin wal faidzin ya mas. I apologize for all the khilaf I did, whether it was intentional or not, big or small. As a wife, I may not have been able to be good and obedient to Azam. Ridhai I every step of the way yes mas, guide me to be a wife who sholehah for you, be a child obedient to Umi, be a good brother and sister to sister Maryam and Zaidan, brother, as well as being the perfect mother for our children later” Stella said.
The woman shed her tears, remembering how this man before her tirelessly and without anger continued to guide Stella towards the path of goodness in her paradise Allah SWT.
“Honey, man is the place of wrong and khilaf. I also apologize for all the mistakes I ever made to you, accompany me to the end yes, never let go of this hand until life separates us. Happy Eid al-Fitr, baby. Healthy always for you and our son” Azam replied while stroking the top of his wife's head and ended with a kiss on the wife's forehead after reciting a short prayer.
“Thank you mas” Stella said, squandering into the arms of the husband.
“Are you going to keep crying on this happy day?” Azam said, switching the conversation while wiping away his wife's tears.
“We have to meet umi in front. Usually, we will do sungkem first to abi and umi” Azam said.
The man took Stella out of the room and met umi Fatimah who was already in the living room, while Zaidan had done sungkem to umi.
“Umi, minal aidzin wal faizdin. Azam apologized if Azam had wrong words and deeds. Azam also still can not be a dutiful child to Umi, Azam apologized profusely” Gumam Azam while doing sungkem with Stella beside him.
Whether she was pregnant or something, Stella was completely moved that day and continued to cry.
“Son, you are a couple. May you be a happy family, be a good parent for your children. Give them the right example, lead them to Allah's paradise. Do not forget Allah SWT whatever happens in the future” replied umi Fatimah, stroking the top of the head of the child also his daughter-in-law.