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Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2059d

  • Book 36: The Book of Drinks
  • Chapter 33: Chapter: The virtue of sharing a small amount of food, and the food of two is sufficient for three, and so on.

باب فَضِيلَةِ الْمُوَاسَاةِ فِي الطَّعَامِ الْقَلِيلِ وَأَنَّ طَعَامَ الاِثْنَيْنِ يَكْفِي الثَّلاَثَةَ وَنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ

Sahih Muslim 2059dBook 36, Hadith 245

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ طَعَامُ الرَّجُلِ يَكْفِي رَجُلَيْنِ وَطَعَامُ رَجُلَيْنِ يَكْفِي أَرْبَعَةً وَطَعَامُ أَرْبَعَةٍ يَكْفِي ثَمَانِيَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Food for one (person) suffices two, and food for two (persons) suffices four persons and food for four persons suffices eight persons.

Read it in place: 36. The Book of Drinks