Letter to Erin 20150821

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

All this talk about purity versus corruption brings me to housecleaning.  I look up at all the cobwebs on the ceiling, and my hearts groans: housecleaning.  I look down and see all the debris stuck at the sole of my foot, and my heart sinks: housecleaning.  I hate housecleaning.  I like a clean house, but I hate housecleaning.  Is that hypocritical?  No, I'm lazy.  I would rather be doing something else.  Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) was always serious about keeping clean.  I don't know how much housecleaning he actually did, but he was very serious about cleanliness.  I try to keep clean, but I am a lazy slob.  I clean my bedroom/office and house went it becomes unbearable, but I hate housecleaning.  Now when you get your house inshaAllah, it is YOUR house.  I'll help a little bit, but if the house isn't clean it won't be my fault, because it's YOUR house.  I would still have my little house/office to keep inshaAllah, but your house, and everything in it, is all yours.

I was working on your house plan again today.  It takes me a long time, but I have the actual house finished.  Now it's time to furnish it and do the yard.  I told you before that the living room is bi-level with a high ceiling.  There are 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, a small gym, and a library/study.  It sounds like a big house, but it isn't.  There is a lot of jinn activity in the old house which was once my grandfather's house, where your house will be built inshaAllah.  You're going to have to get used to a life with active jinns, which is compounded by all the ghosts that follow me around.  This can't be undone, but is a situation of our marriage.  Jinns are just like people in that not everybody is evil, and they have to face Judgement Day too.  Interesting yeah, but perhaps nothing at all will happen.  I will teach you the verses of the Qur'an that protect against jinns.  InshaAllah.

Well it's almost time to pray the night prayer.  I want you to take good care of your precious self, and maintain your prayers.  I love you, and I need you.