Jakarta – The call of love has become one of the behaviors that Rasulullah SAW has always applied. As his people, it is not wrong if the behavior is also applied in daily life.
In the hadith, it is explained that the Prophet’s call of affection was addressed to his wife Aisha RA. Here is the hadith,
In practice, affectionate calls are not only aimed at partners. But it can also be applied to children of parents. This is explained by Ustadz Yusuf Mansur on his website.
“Calls for children, yaa nuuro ‘ainayya, which means O light of my eyes, you can also ta’aal hunaa means come here. Or try it, yaa mubasysyirol qolbi, which means O joyful heart, or ta’al ilaa hunaa, means come here,” he wrote.
Ustaz Yusuf reminded parents not to call children with useless calls that have no hope and meaning. The real call is prayer, as exemplified in the story of his mother Imam Sudais when he was angry.
“If you are angry, be angry like Imam Sudai’s mother, ‘Idzhab anta. Ilaa Masjidil Haroom. Kun imaaman hunaak. It’s really cool. Just be angry so pray,” wrote Yusuf Mansur who was quoted by detikcom on Friday (14/01/2022).
The meaning of the sentence that Imam Sudais’s mother said was, “Go there to the Holy Mosque. Be the imam there.” As a result, Imam Sudais led the Grand Mosque at the age of 24. Similar expectations can be expressed by parents to their children on various occasions, including when angry.
Calls of affection can also apply the opposite, in children to parents. Quoted from Risalah NU Magazine edition 114, Prophet Yusuf AS called his father with yaa abati as described in QS Yusuf verse 4
Meaning: (Remember), when Yusuf said to his father: “O my father (yā abati), indeed I dreamed of seeing eleven stars, the sun and the moon; I saw them all prostrating to me.”
A similar call was addressed to Prophet Ismail AS to his father Prophet Ibrahim AS and vice versa, as explained in QS As Saffat verse 102
Arab latin: Fa lammā balaga ma’ahus-sa’ya qāla yā bunayya innī arā fil-manāmi annī ażbaḥuka fanẓur māżā tarā, qāla yā abatif’al mā tu`maru satajidunī in syā`allāhu minaṣ-ṣābirīn
Meaning: So when the child arrived (at the age of being able to) try with Ibrahim, Ibrahim said: “O my son (ya bunayya) I actually saw in a dream that I was slaughtering you. So think about what you think.” He replied: “O my father (ya abati), do what you are commanded; God willing, you will find me among the patient ones.”
May all Muslims always be given the space and patience to call those closest to them affectionate , even when they are angry and sad.
