If Allah Tala decides to Honor

At the time of Khalifa Harunur Rashid (R) there was a young man who possessed the quality of advising right and forbidding wrong. Once this young man made an adverse comment about the Khalifa. Being informed the Khalifa immediately arrested him and put him in a room where there was no provision of air and light, in view the individual be punished severely. After five days one man informed Khalifa Harunur Rashid (R) that he saw the very young man in a garden quite freely wandering about and that he is no more a captive.

Khalifa Harunur Rashid (R) again ordered to arrest the young man. When he was brought in front of the Khalifa, Khalifa asked him, "Who freed you?" The young man answered, "The one who entered me into the garden." Khalifa asked, "Who entered you into the garden?" The young man answered, "The one who made me captive." Khalifa said, "Your words seem very astonishing to me(?)" Instantly the young man replied, "Which task of Allah Tala is NOT astonishing to you?" Hearing this reply of the young man, Khalifa Harunur Rashid (R) started shedding tears.

Then Khalifa Harunur Rashid (R) ordered his men to take this man and mount him on horseback; give him a round across the city; ahead of his horse - let an announcer announce: "Allah Tala has honored this guy; Khalifa Harunur Rashid desired to dishonor and degrade him, however, the Khalifa has failded to do so. Finally he is bound to honor him." (From 'Nujhatul Basatin')