Feeding the guest in darkness
A Sahabi came to the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasal-lam) and complained of hunger and distress. Just then, the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) had nothing in hand, or in his home to feed him. He asked the Sahabah:
"Would anybody entertain him as a guest tonight on my behalf?"
One of the Ansaar said: "0, Prophet of Allah, I will do that."
The Ansari took the person to his house and instructed his wife:
"Look here, this man is a guest of the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam). We will entertain him as best as we can, and won't spare anything in doing so."
The wife replied:
"By Allah! I have got no food in the house, except a very little—something just enough for the children."
The Ansari said:
"You lull the^children to sleep without feeding them, while I sit with the guest over the meager meal. When we start eating, put out the lamp pretending to set it right, so that the guest may not become aware of my not sharing the meal with him."