Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abu Uthman (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that when Hazrat Utbah (may Allah have mercy on him) came to Azerbaijan, halwa was brought to him. He tasted it and found it sweet. He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If you prepare some of this for the Commander of the Faithful, it would be very good. So they prepared two large baskets for him (may Allah be pleased with him), then loaded them onto a camel and sent them with two men to Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). When they both reached Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: What is this? They said: This is halwa. He (may Allah be pleased with him) tasted it and also found it sweet and delicious. He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Have all the Muslims in their caravan been satisfied with this? They replied: No! He (may Allah be pleased with him) returned both baskets and then wrote a letter to them: After praise and salutations, indeed, this is neither due to your father's effort nor your mother's effort. Satisfy the Muslims present in your caravan with the same thing with which you are satisfied.