Aisha later agreed to live and work as a maid in her mother’s relative house.
The next morning, Aisha and her mum woke up very early at about 4:30am. They observed their Tahajud and call unto their Lord to ease their affairs. One of the characteristics of a good Muslim is to stand by his lord even at tough times. At exactly 5:45am, they observed their Zubh prayer which was followed by morning Adhkar. At about 6:30 am, they prepared and they set out for work.
Mrs. Ibrahim’s kiosk is an hour away from where they reside. They had no dime on them so they had to trek all the way to their kiosk. They arrived at her kiosk at about 6;45am. Immediately they arrived there, Aisha put a bag of pure water in a bucket and she went on hawking. She hawked around the streets and sold all the sachet water within few minutes. She returned back to the shop and carried another bag of sachet water for hawking. She went on hawking for the second time and returned back after some few minutes. When it’s exactly 8:30am, Aisha came for the third time and she went on hawking again.
It took AISHA so long before she returned from the third hawking. She arrived at her mom’s kiosk and found a lot of people crying and sobbing. She sighted those people from a long distance. “What would have happened” she thought. She increased her pace and rushed to meet the incident. She looked around and realized her mother wasn’t among those standing. Her heart beats in a minute. She sighted her mother’s best friend, Umm Nusaybah. “Umm Nusaybah, what’s going on here, where is my mum?” She asked rhetorically
To be continued!!!!
