Petaling Jaya, 25 Dzulqa’dah 1437/28 August 2016 (MINA) – She is 42. He is 18.
Dayang Sopiah Gusti, a single mother of five, is now married to Mohd Sufie. And both their families have given their blessings to the union.
They met during a volleyball match in May and last week, their solemnisation ceremony took place at Kuala Penyu town in Sabah.
A picture of Mohd Sufie putting a ring on Dayang Sopiah’s finger has gone viral on Facebook.
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It became a top read story in The Star Online, besides being given coverage by Malay dailies.
“Since getting to know her, she has always been concerned about me. I told my family that I wanted to marry her,” Utusan Malaysia quoted Mohd Sufie as saying.
“It does not matter what others say. I would surely do the best to take care of my wife,” he added.
His family, he said, had backed their decision to marry.
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Dayang Sopiah, whose children are aged from seven to 16, said Mohd Sufie was quite mischievous.
“He makes friends easily,” she added.
Alin @ Matalin Utam, 52, who is the father of the groom, was quoted by Harian Metro saying that he knew about the relationship just a few days before the wedding and was initially surprised.
However, he said had no problem with it: “To me, Sopiah is the match for Sufie as decided by God.”.
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It was reported that Sopiah’s children were also accepting Sufie, who works as a sales assistant in Labuan. (T/)7/R01)
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)
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