Saifuddeen Part 1 Complete Hausa Novel

Ummi raised her reddened eyes and looked at Adda Sadiya, who also stared at her for a moment before Ummi got the chance to speak. Ummi stood up, saying,
“They’ve arrived… this is what I’ve been waiting for. Let me go and meet them.”
Mama Zuwaira was praying, clearing her throat repeatedly, but Ummi didn’t listen. Before Adda Sadiya could react, Ummi walked out in her long hijab, holding her prayer beads, her face swollen from crying.
Sadiya held her head as it began to ache. She already knew this would happen. Iya would never keep quiet, even if this time Baffa Hashimu said nothing. Majeeda had grown up with her, and among all her grandchildren, she loved her the most—just as Baffa Hashimu cherished her dearly.
Without hesitation, Sadiya followed Ummi. Mama Zuwaira hurriedly tried to finish her prayer so she could go to the sitting room, knowing that her elder sister was already there with Saifuddeen’s paternal relatives, defending her in their usual way.
As soon as Adda Sadiya entered the sitting room, she found Inna Atika pointing at Ummi, saying:
“She’s lying, Iya! I swear, even if I take an oath, I won’t make expiation. She knows where that useless boy is! She knows—after all, she’s his mother. And if there’s anyone encouraging Saifuddeen to rebel against me, it’s her! Don’t believe her lies or those hypocritical tears she always uses to deceive you!”
She spoke as if she wanted to hit Ummi, who was crouched on the carpet in front of Iya, who sat there angrily, trembling with rage. Baffa Hashimu sat nearby, unable to speak. Baffa Hayatu sat on the arm of Iya’s chair. Goggo Atika, who never missed any chance to support Iya, stood watching, glaring at Ummi as she cried on the floor.
Before Sadiya could say anything, Laala, who had been peeking from the room, came out boldly and said:
“Iya, honestly, Ummi doesn’t know where Hamma is. We’re also looking for him.”
She said it firmly, without fear.
Iya became furious and looked at her before clicking her tongue and saying:
“So now even children who eat scraps are talking? And what is your business in this? You dare speak while I’m talking? What a shameless, ill-mannered girl!”
She spoke angrily, not minding her old age. Though she was old, she was still sharp and fierce—you could tell that even in her youth, she had been strong-willed and troublesome.
****
“Alright, Sunusi, I’ve heard you and I agree. But there is one thing I want. This marriage of Saifuddeen—whether he likes it or not—he cannot cancel it. Even if the agreement has expired, it must be renewed. No matter how many years he stays away, one day he will return, and wherever he goes, his maternal family won’t be enough for him. We must give him in marriage, and he will accept it. Hashimu, get up, let’s go.”
****
Goggo Atika stared at Saifuddeen and said:
“Could it be true that a female jinn has married you, just like the one who married Alhaji Isuhu’s house servant, who reached sixty without ever marrying?”
Iya became alarmed and began exclaiming:
“Saifuddeen, could what Atika is saying be true? Are you alright?”
He lowered his head and said nothing. He almost laughed—being married by a jinn? He would never forget how Ummi had asked him many times, and he never gave that answer. And the real answer he could give, he wasn’t ready to reveal—that he could only meet women in dreams, never in reality. Even if a naked woman stood before him, he would feel nothing.
They grew tired of questioning him, but he remained silent. Iya burst into tears, saying:
“Oh God, we kept accusing poor Zaliha, not knowing he was the one with a problem. We have wronged her.”
Baffa Hashimu said:
“Iya, then what is the solution? Should we return Majeeda to him as his wife now?”
Iya replied:
“What marriage, Hashimu? We are looking for a cure. If we return her to him now, we would have ruined her. This boy is wiser than us. We’ve been trying to marry him off without ever asking about his condition. If the marriage had gone far, problems would have started. Now the issue is no longer about returning the marriage—it’s about his health.”
Baffa Hashimu remained silent. Goggo Atika added:
“This is serious, Iya. If a jinn has married him, then forever he won’t belong to any human marriage.”
Iya widened her eyes and said:
“What nonsense! How can a jinn dare marry my grandson and prevent him from marrying? It’s impossible!”