You & Dusk
Palau

(Flashback Part)

In a park near the corner of the Faculty of Letters, a woman was seen waiting for someone else. While waiting for him to look uneasy, his mind was disturbed by one thing that had just happened.

Someone who had been calling her Alfy, suddenly this morning called her Fina. A name that his friends always say when they call him.

It is just a name but it is meaningful in. For him the call Alfy is very meaningful because it is the call of his brother who has died. Since he was a child his brother had called him with that title, until when his brother died the call was no longer heard. Until another man came calling her exactly like her older brother. A man who has lived in the past.

Now after a year the man called him Alfy, now what was heard from the man's voice was his daily nickname.

And so he became confused and confused. What made the man change, probably because of the woman he was with a while ago. He thought, meaning if yes maybe it is the answer to his prayer that he had been asking to be approached if a mate and kept away if not.

"Fin, sorry for the long wait." Said a woman approaching.

"Partner.. Not long for."

"yes, come back."

Today Alfy did not bring a vehicle, so he was escorted by a close friend in the same department named Citra because it happened to be the same direction of their house.

After arriving at his house, Alfy offers Citra to stop by for a while but because there is an affair Cita immediately leave. Alfy walked into his house, with his mind weighing on his stone.

"Assalamualaikum" he said into the house.

"waalaikumsalam." his mother replied.

"Eye." Alfy said while kissing his mother's hand.

"Where to?" continued.

"just got out, son." replied his mother.

He went into the room and lay down exhausted. He was facing the roof of his house, looking at the roof wall with an intrusive mind.

Suddenly he was startled by his cousin who entered suddenly into his room. "come on, why?" Cousin said.

"Fat Brother." Alfy said a little surprised.

"you why Na'? lemes is very."

"no papa brother, tired of college."

"lahh college is tired." Said Puput with a soft tone.

Alfy did not respond, he just kept quiet.

"hmm must be Arman." Puput.

"astagfirullah, not Brother. I'm tired of it." obviously.

"oh, yeah. Rest gih but if there is any story of the same brother yes." reply Puput.

"yes Brother."

Elsewhere, Since it was late in the afternoon, I who had been on campus decided to go home. On the way home because the Ashar prayer Adhan had reverberated I finally decided to stop at the mosque that was around the road I went through.

I take the ablution water by slowly wetting every limb that must be exposed to water ranging from hands, face to feet.

I set foot into the mosque expecting guidance from my Lord. After the prayer I went out and sat on the terrace of the mosque wearing shoes. When I wanted to stand up, I saw someone coming out of the mosque looking familiar to me.

When I remember, it turns out this guy is Uztad gaul who I had met in front of the hospital. I approached trying to say hello, maybe he still remembered me.

"Assalamualaikum Uztad." I said.

"waalaikumsalam." he replied.

"how's Uztad doing?"

"well alhamdulillah. Sorry who are you?" tanyakanya.

"the time of Uztad forgot me."

"Arman Uztad."

"Goddessa. Healthy you?"

"alhamdulillah, be healthy."

"sheesh?" tanyakanya.

"it was Uztad who was his Imam."

"oh yeah good. I like young people who worship like you."

"I don't know his name yet?" ask me with courtesy.

"my name is Mansur. Just call bro Mansur." he joked.

"it can be Uztad." I said with a little laugh.

I met Uztad Mansur probably not a coincidence. I'd better ask him about my problem who knows he can give me a satisfactory answer.

I asked her about being in a relationship with someone who had a different faith in me. Yes, I want to know the law in Islam about it.

Hearing that, Uztad Mansur immediately responded. But the answer from her was far from satisfactory and made me even more hesitant to say feelings to Evelyn.

Uztad Mansur explained that the question of love has been heard a lot from young people. First of all, as I suspected that relationships outside of marriage were clearly prohibited by religion.

He went on to explain that Islam does not prohibit one from falling in love. Love is a human nature, but Islam came to arrange that love to be channeled as it should be.

Islam comes as a solution for two people who love each other, a concrete solution to marriage. According to the order of the Prophet of Allah Shallallahu alaihi wasallam in a hadith.

"We are not aware of any solution for people who love each other other other than getting married.” (CHR. Ibn Majah)

He also said that love cannot be marked by words but by proof. The real evidence is certainly by proposing a love of heart, inviting him to live together one roof in the household.

Furthermore, Uztad Mansur explained that the relationship with someone who is different from his legal religion for Muslim women to marry non-Muslim men. Absolute is prohibited, because in the days of the Prophet Shallallahu alaihi wasallam when sahabiat women who converted to Islam while their husbands are still in a state of not accepting Islam, the statement said, so the Prophet told them to separate and their relationship was cut off until their husbands converted to Islam.

As for the second case where Muslim men establish or marry non-Muslim women it is permissible, on the condition that the woman is a member of the book of the Christian or Jewish religion.

Only the two religions can be, other than the religion eg hindu, buddhist or confucian then it is clearly prohibited.

Both religions are permissible because basically Christianity and Judaism are the same religion or the religion of revelation.

But it must be under pressure that it should only be with female EXPERTS of the BOOK from among the two religions. For example, nuns or for example, not ordinary women who are Christian or Jewish.

The law is found in the Qur'an which reads.

“The food (sacrifice) of those who are given the Book is lawful to you, and your food is lawful to them. (And it is forbidden to marry) women who keep honor among those who were given the Book before ye” [al-Maidah/5:5]

Jumhur Ulama argues thus through this verse, although there are some Ulama who forbid it.

The point may be, but it is still better to marry a believing woman so that the household becomes peaceful and peaceful.

The answer I got from Uztad Mansur was not what I expected. Why ask an Uztad anyway? Of course he would answer that.

I finally pretended to seriously listen to Uztad Mansur and pretended to understand in his honor because I had explained at length about the law of marriage even though that was not the answer I wanted.

Of course, there is a science that I accept, but it makes me hesitant to express my feelings to Evelyn. After hearing that explanation, I left Uztad Mansur.

With a bad feeling I went back up on the bike. On the way I kept thinking about it. Though I was comfortable, but my determination was unanimous to declare but even raised doubts again.

Am I finally able to admit anything? Not Alfy or Evelyn. Why do I always fall in love with the wrong people?

No, this can't happen. My intentions were clear from the start. I have to express my feelings to Evelyn. I don't want to let go of it anymore.

Although I knew the consequences I would receive, I ended up closing my mind and logic for the sake of passionate feelings. I no longer wanted to harbor feelings, this time my feelings had to reach Evelyn.

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