"Calmness is from Allah and haste is from shaytaan."

But in regards to affairs concenrning Allah and His deen then you should hurry in to them, as Allah has mentioned one of the qualities of the pious as those who hurry towards good.
وَ يُسَارِعُوْنَ فِي الْخَيْرَات

In terms of affairs of this world, all a Muslim could ask for is that the affairs for this world are good for him in this world and the hereafter. For this our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has taught us the prayer of istikhara.

When someone is in a dilemma, or has to make a very important decision, one ought to pray two rak'ahs of nafl salah, and ask Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala for guidance by supplicating in the following manner.(Translation of the istikhara dua:)

"O Allaah, I ask You to show me what is best, through Your knowledge, and I ask You to empower me, through Your Power, and I beg You to grant me Your tremendous Favor, for You have Power, while I am without power, and You have Knowledge, while I am without knowledge, and You are the One who Knows the unseen. O Allaah, if you Know that this is good for my worldly life and for the Hereafter, then destine it for me and make it easy for me, and put Blessing in it. And if you Know it to be of bad consequences for me in my worldly life and for the Hereafter, then distance it from me, and distance me from it. And give me the ability to do that which is beneficial for me, and keep me pleased with that."

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"Where are we going?" Safina whisper yelled in Rashiya'a's ear while Rashiya'a shrugged and looked out of the window.

"Rashi..." Safina called her but when she didn't pay any attention, Safina did the one thing she loved doing to her friends.

She pinched her.

"Ouch!" Rashiya'a's winced rubbing her arm and gave Safina, a deathly glare, while Safina rolled her eyes.

"That's for not a answering me!"

Safina sat back looking out the window,ignoring her bestie's glare. She wanted to pry Rashiya'a and ask her where they were going,but for some reason,she didn't want to grab Rihab's attention towards her, who was driving.

Safina gazed at the passing road and street lights and cafe's and shops decorated shimmeringly for the Christmas and New years eve, she remembered the (bayaan) lecture, she had recently received on Whatsapp Islamic group. It was immensely beneficial and it ached her heart that all this years she had been doing things wrong.

Wishing Merry Christmas and New year is prohibited. Not only that, even wishing the Islamic new year is considered as bid'ah. Our prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him) amd our sahabi (radiyallah Anhu) didn't wish on any such occasions,then who are we to implement and follow new customs.

Safina recalled how she had shared it with her besties an hour ago at Rashiya'a's place and how they all agreed their mistake and decided to repent.

"Here,apply this!" Safina was startled as Rashiya'a' extended a fuchsia coloured lipstick.

"Huh?"

"Apply it!" It was more like a command with her eyebrows raised and Safina couldn't help but laugh at her friends expression.

Rashiya'a glared at her whilst Safina laughed her heart out and as she her gaze went to the rear-view mirror Rihab was smiling as he drove, his eyes on the road.

Brusquely, Safina stopped laughing taking the matte lipstick from Rashiya'a's palm.

"Don't give me that 'motherly- glare',Rashi!" Safina grimaced as she pulled up her viel and Rashiya'a' beamed.

"Why are we going to Heena phupi's place?"

"Ah haan,smart girl."

"That Iam!" Safina gave herself a pat on shoulder,grinning widely.

Rashiya'a winked indicating that she won't answer while Safina scrunched her nose playing with the lipstick, opening and closing it.

"Tell me or else I will throw this lipstick out." Safina gave her wicked smile.

"No..n no no.." Rashiya'a' freaked out as it was her favourite lipstick.

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Finally, Rihab pulled up in front of the AbdulRahman villa and the girls got out after Rashiya'a kept her lipstick back in her purse.

"You should have atleast applied it!" Rihab heard Rashiya'a loudly whispering as she nudged Safina.

"You didn't tell me the reason!" Safina spat back in anger.

RShe didn't like being kept away from things.

Rihab was quite surprised that she didn't pry his sister on knowing the reason.

He walked past them and was greeted by Daniyal, (Safina's cousin) and they both sat in the garden lounge with few other guests including safina's father and Adeel, while Safina and Rashiya'a were taken in by Kinza Malak, Safina's sister in law.

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"What's happening?" Safina literally shouted entering the drawing room, as she removed her veil and Abaya while kinza shushed her.

"You didn't tell her?" Kinza asked Rashiya'a and she nodded with a knowing smile.

"What's going on?" Safina frowned as she slumped on the copper coloured plush velvet couch.

"Awww,Kinza you've grown fat!" Safina blurted out noticing kinza's baby bump. She was five months in but it was not quite noticeable as Kinza had worn the dupatta securely.

Rashiya'a bit her lips to stop the erupting laughter at her friends 'frank' choice of words but Kinza didn't mind it a bit and laughed out loud.

"Ahh Really?" Kinza beamed carassing her protruding belly lovingly "Dani keeps complaining that Iam way to thin to carry my baby."

"Relax rashi,she isn't offended." Safina waved her hand looking at Rashiya'a who was gaping at them in awe.

"I was just kidding, you've not grown even a pound, except for your stomach." Safina winked saying that her brother, Daniyal is obviously right but Kinza dismissed her suggestion on gaining weight.

"Please, have a seat, Rashi." Kinza said noticing that Rashiya'a was still standing.
"It's the first time you are here and I'm proving to be a bad host, because of this silly girl." Rashiya'a smiled as she sat beside Safina.

"And safi,you have to get freshen up!" Kinza ordered, clapping happily.

"What for?" Safina raised an eyebrow.

"I guess you've already guessed it!" Rashiya'a gave her a knowing smile and Safina groaned gaining laughter from her friends.

"Please,take my place rashi, how can my parents decide to drop the bomb all of a sudden.."Safina said taking Rashiya'a' hand in her. "I can not tolerate this bomb drop!" Safina sighed.

"Are you insane?" Kinza and Rashiya'a asked simultaneously while Rashiya'a pulled her hand from safina's grip.

"Ya Allāh,She is not ready yet!?" Fariha barged in and her eyes almost bulged out seeing her daughter resting easily on the couch.

"Your daughter has some other plan, mami!" Kinza informed folding her hands.

"Get up,Safina." Fariha said pulling her hands.

"Ammi. . Iam not ready." Safina whined.

"Nothing is confirmed yet, Safina, they are not here with the Qazi!" Rashiya'a joked.

"You.you don't talk to me. You betrayed me." Safina said Standing up and unsuccessfully tried to clear out the creases from her golden coloured chiffon dupatta.

"Haww? What even?" Rashiya'a was baffled while Fariha and Kinza looked at the best friends arguing over nothing.

"You didn't tell me about this." Safina said turning towards her mother.

"Let's go,mom!" She faked a different accent,her head held high and shoulders squared.
Seeing her acting like this the trio burst into laughter.

"What let's go?" Kinza said mimicking her. " go and get change." She said taking her gown from the sofa and handed it to her.

"But why all of a sudden, for Allah's sake I don't know anything about them?" Safina was back to whining.

"Ya allah, we didn't know about their plan safi! It happened all of a sudden,when we agreed for the proposal this evening,they said they wanted to see you!" Fariha said in one breathe, controlling her anger.

"Ah haan, they are excited to meet the bride-to-be!" Rashiya'a teased giving a clap on safina's shoulder

"Okay!"

Safina was deep in her thoughts that she just mumbled okay and walked into the washroom with her clothes.

Heena had got a phone call from one of her relative, two days ago, to send an alliance for Osman's daughter, Safina.

And since the groom's family where going abroad the very next day,for a wedding. They wanted to see the bride if Fariha and Osman agreed.

After Osman talked with some of his friends and relatives and got to know about the groom and the family,Osman wanted to do istikhara but the groom's side were in a rush,so they decided to give it a try.

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"Please have some," Daniyal said as he pushed the tray of savouries towards Saquib, prospective groom for Safina Mehek.

Osman, AbdulRahman and Saquib's father were engaged in a conversation of their own.

Saquib gave a tight lipped smile taking the bowl from the tray ignoring Adeel's scrutinizing gaze.

"Stop staring Adeel." Daniyal hissed under his breathe." He is already uncomfortable."

Saquib looked nervous, and Daniyal thought that it was a
the proof of a good guy.

But there was something more to it.

He was avoiding Rihab's scrutinizing gaze.

First, Rihab acted like he was not interested because as soon as the guy and his father came,Rihab had busied himself in chatting away on his iPhone , and now he was staring at Saquib with utmost interest.

"Rihab.." Daniyal called him but Rihab was so lost in scaring away the poor guy with his constant staring,without the blink of an eye. He was so lost in his reverie that he jerked with a start when Daniyal called him.

"Yeah?"

Daniyal raised an eyebrow and asked him what's wrong to which he just got up and walked away.

'What's wrong with him?' Daniyal turned his attention back to the two and Adeel was asking him questions, more like interviewing him.

Daniyal was about to join the conversation when his phone rang.

"Come outside!" Rihab said and cut the call leaving Daniyal's curiousity piqued.

Daniyal walked out the gate before excusing himself and found Rihab standing near his car.

"Yeah?"

"Did you guys do a thorough research about Saquib?" Rihab asked,his eyebrows frowned. To Daniyal, it seemed like he was being investigated.

Well,ofcourse Rihab is a lawyer.

"Yeah, Osman Mamu and Dad asked few people and he seemed to be a nice guy, offering five times prayer and..."

"I don't think he is a good guy!" Rihab stated,intersecting Daniyal.

"What makes you think so?"

"I do not have any proof Dani," Rihab started after thinking for a second. "But I have seen him with a women in the airport while I was returning from walnire."

Daniyal looked taken aback but then he smiled and said, "And that women can be his mother!?"

"Now, I even asked my friend,Taha about Saquib, who was with me during that time and which mother calls his son with the endearment, darling or baby or hubby?!" Rihab said recalling the words used by that women.

"And not to mention that women was pregnant."

Daniyal was silent as he was shocked and didn't know what to do or how to respond.

"Relax, nothing has happened yet,"

"Are you sure?" Daniyal asked taking a deep breathe.

"I just knew something was wrong and I am right!"

Daniyal and Rihab turned towards the gate were Adeel was standing, flaring in anger.

"Adeel, listen.." Daniyal rushed towards before Adeel could go in and beat that guy to pulp as Adeel was pretty famous for it.

He didn't leave anyone when it came to his family.

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Dedicated to Ammutullah. Check out her DaniZa one shot from my reading list. And the name Taha was suggested by ALLAHlovesusall as her prize for winning the one shot.

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Assalam alaikum! How are y'all?

well, things turned out to be really different!

I was hoping anyone would try and guess!

Anyways, how was it?
Poor Safina was in for a shock! Haha.

How many of you believe Our Rihab Yunus?

Yay or Nay?

What do you think will Adeel do to Saquib?

Also, these days, I'm in need of encouragement and motivation.so please, do leave a word or two,so it can motivate me to update chapter6 sooner than expected.

In sha allah.

#StayExcited.