Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 37432 — The words of Abu Hurayrah

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a guest sought permission from a man of the Ansar. This Ansari had food only for himself and his children. So he said to his wife: Put the children to sleep and put out the lamp. The narrator says: Upon this, this verse was revealed: "And they prefer others over themselves, even though they are in want themselves. And whoever is saved from the greed of his own soul, it is they who are the successful" [Surah Al-Hashr: 9].