If a guy can change the topic of a conversation easily without notice, keep him!

✨Queen

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Iqraam

She walked out of the room with Zahi and I fell back on the bed

She was mine, we kissed, I felt the weird sparks, speaking of which, I felt a weird feeling again

Sighing I rolled to the other side of the bed and just lay there for good 5 minutes or so before I got up

Taking my towel, I walked into the bathroom and switched on the hot shower

It was cold outside!

Soon, I was done with my morning routine and I walked outside with a towel around my waist

Who would come in now?

I was walking to the dresser to set my hair when Ruqayyah stopped in front of me, her eyes wide

She saw my half body yesterday!

I smirked at her stunned face

"Liking what you see?" I winked and she blushed

Her niqab was in her hand as she stood there motionless

"Come on- speak?" I said as I took steps closer to her

"I. Uh.... ahem..." she muttered and I laughed

Kissing her pink cheeks, I walked into the closet to change

Wearing some random t- shirt and jeans, I strode outside to see Ruqayyah setting up the room

I chuckled at her and stood infront of my tall dresser (I was glad for it) 

setting up my half dry hair and putting on cologne, i grinned when i was done

"Why do you spray a whole bottle on you?" she asked me and i laughed

"Not the whole bottle, just a drop, its scent is very strong-" i explained and she nodded

'Shall we?' she asked tying her niqab and i nodded

we walked downstairs in silence 

"You are late, we already finished the paratha's!" said Shumayll as soon as i reached the dining hall 

everyone seemed to have finished breakfast

"Did you people just eat without me?" i asked them incredulously and they grinned back at me 

sighing i set down in my usual seat, beside Shumayll and Iqra, i was in between to stop their fights- 

"Ruqayyah, dear, you both sit and have dinner, we are in the living room- hurry up, we have so many things to discuss!" said my mother and Ruqayyah nodded

soon everyone was gone and Ruqayyah came out of the kitchen with a fresh set of paratha's 

i grinned and began food in the name of Allah 

after breakfast/ lunch, we headed outside to the living room 

(I was a gentleman and helped her clean up the dishes after our food) 

'So when is the walimah?" asked abba and ammi grinned

"When is the honeymoon?" asked ammi and everyone laughed 

everyone except Ruqayyah and I 

i was glad the kids were in the nursery playing about with Namaan 

i liked that guy, i swear he loves kids!

"Not when, WHERE-" grinned Nabs and i chuckled

"None of it is planned..." i replied and ammi face palmed

"Iqraam, Shumayll will not be there to do your plannings, you have to do it yourself, i thought after meeting Ruqayyah you realized it!" said ammi and i nodded (Shumayll laughed at this) 

"Yes, yes and yes, we will decide later- but first, i think there is something more important-" i said and ammi groaned

"Nothing is more important than walimah" said ammi and i sighed 

yes, that is true 

"Okay thats true- but i think......... never mind- we need to clear up this mess the reporter created a few days back, then there is another of the even coming up and then we can think of the Walimah-" i said and ammi sighed burying her head in her hand 

"Okay, okay- so what do we do about this reporter?" asked abba and Shumayll grinned

"Looking at Shumayll, i think he has an idea" replied Ruqayyah nodding towards Shumayll and he nodded

"Why don't we allow an exclusive interview with the Ibrahim family- this way, all the questions will be answered about Ruqayyah bhabhi and the family reunion" said Shumayll and i nodded

"this is a great idea" said abba and ammi nodded in agreement 

'Okay but we can't give all of them an exclusive interview! it will be too much" i said and Shumayll nodded going back into his 'thinking mode' 

"How about we give the best of all the tabloids, an interview- since they are the best, they have a huge audience and thus many of them would know about it- and i am sire they have connections with every other tabloids-" said Ruqayyah and i beamed at her 

she was smart!

'yes so i guess it is 'Elegance' magazine" said Shumayll grinning at his phone and i nodded

Elegance was this huge magazine that covered business, news, fitness and every other things in South Africa 

it was the largest tabloids there is in SA 

"and checking up with the CEO, we can have it..... tomorrow- at 10am" said Shumayll looking up to me 

my mouth hung open as i gaped at him 

"How did you get them so fast?" i asked him and he winked

"I have connections" he replied and i chuckled 

sure he did!

"Great- so ammi and Ruqayyah will do it-" i said and Shumayll shook his head

"Nope- its for the whole family-" he said and i groaned

"I have work, charity event to attend and a family to take care off!" i whined and the rest laughed at my misery 

i was never good with interviews 

its either i gave wrong answers or asked questions myself 

i hated it 

"Fine-" i muttered and stood up 

"19th December is tomorrow- we have a walkathon for the Durban Public School to attend, we can't do the interviews" said Ruqayyah and i sighed

"Great, so you all do the interview, i will be in the walkathon" i grinned and ammi shook her head

"Na ah- we will reschedule the interview- Shumayll check" said ammi and Shumayll fake saluted her and tapped in his phone 

A few minutes later he grinned up at us 

"Yup, done, the exclusive interviewer, Ms. Hamara, will be free from 2pm tomorrow- interview starts at 2:30 pm at home- if its okay- the home part" said Shumayll and ammi gladly agreed

now we will be in an interview 

great 

"Fine- so we shall go-" i was saying when Ruqayyah interrupted me 

'um... ammi, abba, there is something i need to ask you both" she said and i leaned back on my seat, listening to what she has to ask 

she fidgeted with the sleeves of her top and i knew what this was about 

"Um... my br- brother called.. my parents want to see me- and the kids... and they don't know about Iqraam..." she said and ammi and abba, surprisingly kept calm 

"Hmm........ and what have you decided?" asked ammi and Ruqayyah nodded

"I- i want to go see them... but- but it requires me to stay over... for a few days..." she muttered slowly and i wanted to laugh at how she was speaking 

as if she was afraid of what will happen next - 

"Then, go, dear, whats stopping you?" asked ammi softly and i smiled 

"w- really?" she asked ammi, a hint of excitement in her voice and ammi nodded

"You really don't need to ask about things here, you inform us and go, no big deal" said ammi and Ruqayyah nodded 

she stood up and hugged ammi 

sighing, i went back to the study to finish work 

the sky was turning gloomy now and i knew it would rain soon 

my empire seemed to be doing good, except for some glitches, that i need to fix 

so the next hour or so, i was busy on calls, meetings and what not, only stopping to pray Asr, and then back to work 

soon it was magrib and i did not realize it was already raining 

we prayed Magrib in the prayer room, that ammi made in the house, and then set down for dinner

a quick dinner and everyone was on their own 

me, on the other hand, was still stuck with work 

i had to work on the modification of our latest car, IE wiaze2 

A knock on the door made me come out of my concentration on my work 

indeed whoever has said that do what you love and you will be successful, was very bright, its true- 

i love my work and thus losing concentration is never part of it- 

"Come in" i said as i put my work away 

it was past 10 pm 

"Can we go to sleep?" was the first thing Ruqayyah asked when she entered my room making me chuckle 

"you go to sleep, i have work" i told her and she pouted, her niqab in her hand as she closed the door behind her

"Work can wait, i mean sleep is important..." she muttered and i laughed

"I woke up at around 12 today!" i told her and she sighed

"Sleep is important, you have work tomorrow- a walkathon to attend and an interview to be at- you can't look like a zombie you know" she retorted and i laughed and stood up 

i leaned on the front of my desk and crossed my arms 

"Uhuh- i have always worked late nights and always have a long day ahead.. no biggie" i smirked and she pouted, making her look adorable 

"Fine" she said and turned around to walk out 

i grasped her waist and pulled her back to me, her body hitting my chest with a 'thud'

"You thought i would let you leave like that?" i whispered in her ear and she shuddered 

i internally grinned at my effect on her 

"come,on" i said as i entwined our hands and opened the door of the study 

we walked to our room and i let her enter first 

"I am going to shower- be back" i said and she nodded

Taking my towel from the rack, i went into the bathroom for a long shower 

20 minutes later, i stood out of my bathroom, shivering in cold 

my long shower was cut short when i accidentally hit the cold button and was drowned in cold water in this cold weather!

"Are you okay?" asked Ruqayyah standing outside the closet door 

"Y-yes-" i managed to say as i quickly wore my clothes 

yanking a random hoodie out of the hanger, i put it on but it was not enough to warm me up 

the door of the walk-in closet opened and she stood beside me 

"You are shivering!!" she said as she wrapped something around me 

we walked to the bed and i immediately dived into its warmth 

my body felt cold and i was afraid that i would fall sick, again!

She put a comforter over me and set beside me 

"Why do you shower in cold water if you know your body will react like this!?!" she said rubbing my head 

i let out heavy breaths as i tried to make my heart rate normal

"I- di-didn't- h-hit c-cold b-b-button- m-mis- mistake" i managed out and i heard her trying to stifle a laugh 

i inched closer into my comforter 

finally my body felt warm and my heartbeat rate went normal 

sighing i flipped on the bed and lay flat on my back, and i tilted my head abit to look at her face

"Its fine you know, laughing at me while i lay sick!" i remarked and she fake gasped

"Sure- and w-who is dumb enough to hit the cold shower button, they are like 30 cm away from each other!" she said and began laughing 

i shifted and put my head in her lap and she stopped laughing 

she stared at me and i gazed into her hazel eyes

"I love you" i whispered and she smiled at me 

"Its okay, don't need an answer" i said and she hesitated 

"I-I love you too" she said, rather shyly and i chuckled 

i lifted my head and kissed her warm, pink cheeks 

i lay my head back in her lap and she chuckled

"I never thought this would happen" she muttered and i grinned

"Believe it- i left my work to come after you, you know that- and i am a workaholic" i said and she laughed 

"Sure you are-" she replied and i smiled at her 

i began to get tired and i knew she was tired too 

"Come on" i tugged her hand as i shifted from her lap to my pillow

she lay beside me, in my arms and i wrapped it around her protectively 

mine 

i dimmed the lights with the remote (Yes Shumayll managed to set up the tech system in half the house excluding Iqra's room, coz as per news, she fought with him so he said her room will be last!) 

sighing i put my chin over her silky hair as my eyes began to droop 

i said my night supplications as i drifted off to a deep slumber

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Salaam people!! 

Okay so there has been certain misconceptions around here- 

firstly: This is alllll fiction! chillax- 

secondly: lets clear the misconceptions, shall we? 

So there was one on music- yes Music is not allowed in Islam, but i am not really sure because some scholars say it is, others say its not (with valid reasons) and some say otherwise (in the middle) and since school is not open yet, i cannot contact my islamic scholar about this matter- so yeah..... i am not really sure about it, but as they say, when in doubt- don't do it- (Can we end this discussion here until i finalize the answer, please? thank you!) 

secondly is the beard and mustaches: 

Sayyiduna Abd Allah ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: "Trim (your) mustaches and lengthen/grow (your) beards." (Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim)

those are clear, i guess- 

so yeah- 

oh n i needed a HUGE favor from u all: 

the Ibrahim family has an interview- with the Elegance Magazine (I own it, LOL) 

so............. can i get questions, like whatever you all want to ask them- anything to everything- yeah i will answer the appropriate ones and the ones i don't answer, well you will find answers in the upcoming chapters- ;) 

Please don't PM me the questions, (i will have to write them down and then set it up n all n i am a very lazy person who is about to turn 17 in like......3 days- hihi)

write your questions and mail them to me : [email protected]

(Comment below if you have mailed me them ;) )

so yeah 

i love u all alottt

thank u so much for 62K reads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Throws free chocolates to everyone* 

thank u thank you thank u!!!!!!

oh n remember my kisses bucket??

yah its pretty much full- thanks for all the kisses thou- ;) 

lemme know of any more misconceptions: 

oh n thanx to Royal_rahaz for the idea of writing a brief A/N on the things that are happening in the book that is contradicting or haram in Islam, i shall start- 

wow that was a long A/N!!

I love u all!!!!

again 

muahhh 

~Queen