It is narrated from Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) that the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), said: "Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sent us the leg of a sheep as a gift, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and I sat in the darkness of the night cutting it."
Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) relates: I said: "Did you not light a lamp?"
She said: "If we had had oil (to light a lamp), we would have used it as a relish."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 6354
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه أحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 25270، 26465، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 8872»