Points to Ponder — Page 37
— 37 The Worn Hat Thousands of people are seen in every age who attained the nearness of God Almighty by following the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and benefited others from their blessings. Once, during the time of ‘Umar , the Caesar developed a severe headache. Despite all kinds of treatments, he was not cured. Someone advised him to write his situation to Ḥ a ḍ rat ‘Umar and ask him for benediction and have some relic brought. “He will pray for you and will also send you benediction ,” he was advised. “You will certainly be cured by his prayer. ” The Caesar sent his ambassador to ‘Umar. Ḥ a ḍ rat ‘Umar thought, “These are haughty people. He would not have come to me, but now that he has a problem, he has sent his ambassador to me. If I send something of significance, he may not use it thinking it to be inferior. So I should send him something which may be used as a benediction but which would also remove his haughtiness. ” He sent him one of his old hats as benediction. The hat had marks on it and was discolored due to weathering.