To be a man, the duties are not light. And we, i.e. your wife and your children, understand this. On one hand, you struggle to work for a living, for the maintenance and whatever is best for us, to the extent that you forgot to take care of yourself. On the other hand, you also have to condition your self and your heart for your own interests, in addition to the fulfillment of your duties to Allah. Maybe it is hard for you to choose, or give precedence to which is more of a priority.

O my husband, please do not hesitate! Prioritize the interests of Allah over ours. And, insha Allah, we will be patient. Especially when the call of jihad is calling you, never you doubt again. Lighten your steps, and depart!

You are our hero. The exemplary leader of our family, so do not fear or worry when you are leaving us. I will be your faithful assistant, who will take care of the children and myself. Don't let the honour of our Muslim brothers be torn apart. Don't let the Kuffaar harass Islam, our honour.

Do not let the worldly affairs burden you, let alone if they bind you heart to remain here. Please depart!! As for us whom you leave behind… my husband, you still have me. And we both have Allah, Who will always protect us. Please have a full trust on that.

The affairs of this world, insha Allah, do not worry us. And if instead you only remain here in silence and with a light heart letting the oppression of our brothers and sisters, then how can I lift up my face, while Allah is not pleased with you?

You do know that, I too will one day be asked before Allah about my duty of being your companion. And what should I say to Him, when I would be questioned that I should have been you first alarm, that reminds when you are slack and forgetting that our aqeedah, our brothers and sisters are trampled underfoot by the Kuffaar.

My husband, have a transaction with Allah with your sweats in the arena of da'wah. And indeed, this is a transaction which will be very profitable for you, and also for us. Give away all assets of knowledge, properties, health, energy, in fact even your time with us, only for the establishment Laa ilaha illallah.

Make us proud before Allah for having a husband and father like you. Make us happy with your bravery and sacrifices in becoming a faithful soldier of Allah. Then we would really understand. We would really understand, even when you're far away and find it hard to be in our midst. We will understand that your duties are so many, compared to your available time, including the time for us.

My husband, in fact you will not be accompanying and be with us forever. Please believe, that I was not created by Allah to burden you, but to cheer you up and lighten your heavy tasks. Please believe that our children were not entrusted to us by Allah to stop your da'wah and jihad duties, but as our pleasers and the placements of our future ideals. Therefore, ease you thoughts on us, hopefully it can ease a little of your heavy tasks, your duties to Allah.

Delight us with your shaheed (martyrdom). So that you would later become a comforting memory and a good role model for our children. So that when they mature later, I will tell them, with my head raised, about the figure of their father who courageously became a soldier of tawheed, though you might not be with us anymore.

So never fear the human voices that rebuke you and insult us. Because indeed it is only the Ridha (pleasure) of Allah we are seeking. Isn't that the purpose of our marriage, my husband? Also don't you worry that it will disturb my thought and the mood of my heart. Enough is the ridha of Allah that pleases me, and enough is your ridha that comforts me.

And forgive me and these children of yours, if all these time we might have been burdening you with something outside of your capacity. And we're also going to learn to control ourselves so as not to trouble you again, insha Allah.

I also apologize, because I only have these two hands which I would surrender to you and can be used by you for anything for the sake of lightening up your burdens. I also apologize, because I only have a heart, which I learn to be pleased with, to comprehend and understand, as well as jointly feel the heaviness of your duties as a husband, and before Allah later on.

(Syahidah/Voa-islam.co)

Translated and Submitted by a Mujahid

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