*"Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihir raji'un, Allahumma ajirnee fee musibati wa akhlifee khairan minhaa, Allahu Allahu Rabbi laaa ushirika bihi shai'a, Allahumma iyyaka na'abudu wa iyyaka ka nasta'in.*

Sakina, accept that Allah decreed this and be patient.

It is Allah alone who gives and takes.

Don’t say a word because I understand how you feel.

I know at this time Hamid is planning to take a second wife so you must be patient for the sake of your marriage.

All men are like that, they get tired and look for another woman at the time of marriage.

Because in their minds they cover their eyes and think whoever they will marry will be younger and they will have a better life.

That’s why Hamid is one of those men.

I'm advising you to be patient and endure until this marriage is over peacefully without you two having any fight between you."

*"But how, Umma? I can’t bear being on one side of the house anymore.*

I feel like a stranger in his house.

Hamid doesn’t even sleep with me anymore, he just sits and until now he hasn’t touched me, because I’ve never argued or cursed anyone, I’ve never made a mistake."

*"Since you understand, then the cure is to stay with him and be patient.*

Sakina, anyone you see who is patient will eventually succeed.

Just keep praying and ask Allah that He brings our marriage and makes it easy for us.

In Sha Allah tomorrow I’ll come and we’ll talk."

*"Alright then, Umma, may Allah reward you with good and we’ll meet tomorrow in good health."*

*"Ameen, may Allah be with you in your situation."*

---

*Sakina answered "Amin" and sighed.*

They ended the call and she was holding her heart and feeling sweet about Yaya Umma’s words.

She said a woman who is married must endure for the sake of having a mother and father, that’s why Yaya Umma said it was good for the man to marry more than one.

Yaya Umma said Hamza is not like other men.

Sakina had three other siblings, all boys.

The teacher Malami was the one who taught them the Qur'an that up to now they still recite.

Their father Aliyu and Hamza had built a big house together.

The three of them were from the same father and mother.

Their home had very good upbringing and the ways of modern times, but everything was based on Islamic principles.

And father Malam didn’t allow them to be close to women, and he didn’t give the boys freedom to be with women.

At that time, before the marriage, Yaya Umma became like a mother to them and Sakina a sister.

She came to the time of maturity and her marriage was arranged.

Everything for the wedding was done by her husband Talaka and the things Koli used to sell, she would also do small business at home.

But they were living happily because the husband had a good heart.

*They never slept hungry, they never went without clothes, she respected her in-laws and even respected her husband’s father.*

That’s why anything that came up, Sakina would first think and within Allah’s ruling, whatever advice her in-laws gave her, she would follow.

She was a very humble person, she respected the elders, especially her husband’s mother who was like her own mother.

And Hamid’s mother was the one who raised him and his siblings, and she was the one who always prayed good prayers for them and told them stories.

She would even reach their father in Makka.

There was a time she remembered the good things and she endured and was patient with his behavior.

Because a person must definitely go through a bad situation before getting into a good one.