Chapter 23: Chapter 23

Four days to the wedding.

Kimberly could not believe she would be mrs kazeem mamman's in four days. It left just like yesterday when she left Abu Dhabi.

The family house became whole with relatives round the world. It was a big wedding, a wedding of a life time.

Hajiya Iya ordered all the brides to be and their bridesmaids to move to an empty flat meant for visitors.

Kimberly didn't have any friend in Nigeria,well except for Hauwa. They clicked though hauwa is the lousy type.

Kimberly asked hauwa to be her chief bride's maid and also to handle her instagram account for the main time.

"The woman to make your hair is looking for you. She is in the small parlor" Hauwa informed passing Kimberly her veil.

"I will meet you in a while. " She added when she saw Kimberly mouth switched.

Kimberly slowly moved to the living room that was filled with elderly women gossiping about what only God knows.

"See one of our bride. Masha Allah. " One of her aunty, as she recognized to be called by Aunty Inna said.

Kimberly coyly greeted them and moved to the place the hair maker was situated. Kimberly's hair was jet black and long. You would say she is not a Nigerian.

"Masha Allah, making your hair won't be hard for me. "The woman said, combing back the hair and she begins her work.

Kimberly smiled upon hearing that. Making her hair is one of the best thing she like doing, she likes it being played with.

"I really love your henna. And see your hair. You are blessed my dear. I wished it was all mine" Hauwa said exaggerating the hair part.

"I have a remedy that might help. Maybe"

The rest of the brides came to sit close to Kimberly and talked about everything leaving nothing out. " I hate the white gown brides of now a days wear. Like what the reason? I just hate it" Hauwa muttered and they all chuckled.

"Thank you. I also hate it, it is not our culture and I think  it will ever be. Some one will wear white gown and think she has make it in life. You just started guy" A friend of Nana ranted.

Throughout their conversation, Kimberly only nod or smile but she didn't say anything to them. It is not like her opinion matters.

"So before I forget ladies, we will be having a mini walima in Hajiya Iya's part and it is only for the ladies. I think it's around four thirty, so please endeavor to dress religiously. Please"

"I take God beg una o" she added looking at her friends.

They laughed knowing Hajiya Iya will rip them apart if they try to mess up. They probably won't see the end of it.

"Hauwa please get my black Abaya ready. Any design is okay with me as long as it is black and pick a shoe for me, not heel though" Kimberly asked.

Hauwa slowly ejected the living room to get the things ready. It is already two fifty two, that means time is not on their side. Hauwa got Kimberly's clothes ready and also hers. She decided to wear a grey abaya.

After a while, some of the ladies returned back to the room including Kimberly.  Hauwa made Kimberly take her bath and also prayed before she got her ready.

"See, I don't know why but I am envy of this your Abaya. Why did you not get me this design" Nana questioned, pouting.

"I thought you wouldn't like it. After all you love flashy things" Kimberly laughed.

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"Wallahi tallahi, Ladies we sin a lot. You will see a divorcee roaming about, badmouthing her ex husband and when you make inquiries, wallahi she is the one at fault. All this friends that don't urge us to do good and leave the bad ones are not our friends."The sheikha said in the Mic.

"You will see some of the ladies using 'Kayan Mata'  that not good for their health just to charm the husband. There are several natural ways to charm our husbands but it takes time, with time everything will fall into place.

And ladies, we always make one mistake which I must draw our attention to it. We are not allowed to derive our husbands with his rights, submit yourself to your husband when he needs you. If you fail to do so, wallahi the angels will curse you and Wa'iyazu billah. We don't want that, imagine the angels cursing you instead of blessing you, it is indeed a bad thing. The only time that a wife can deny her husband his right is when she is on her period. The prophet SAW prohibited a husband having sex with his wife through the anus. So let's avoid that. Wallahu aalamu" The sheikha added.

"I would love to take a rest for a minute and please I would entertain five questions before the end of the event. I will answer three now and two later."

A piece of paper was passed to the table where sheikha Amyra was sitted." This one said Assalamualaikum,my question is there any natural herbs that will help the woman in over coming  pains since we all know that Kayan Mata is not healthy" She read out the question.

"Of course, we have and In Sha Allah at the end of the event I will share it with you. The herbs can be found at anything Islamic shops. " She answered.

"The second question said, is it allowed for a married woman to shake hands with her male cousin?"

Sheikha Amyra sighed, she was more than glad that someone asked this question. Shaytan misled a lot of people and he is still on his words to mislead the good ones.

"Before I start again, wallahi tallahi we sin, not only the women but also the men. Her cousin is her non muharram. Why? Because she can marry him and it is not allowed for someone to touch a non muharram. May Allah SWA guide us and protect us."

The sheikha Amyra made sure every woman that came to the walima left with something that will help her out. She made sure she touched the heart of the soft ones, and from the side, everyone could see Hajiya Iya wiping a lone tear.