Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 564

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “The food for two suffices for three; and the food for three suffices for four persons.”.In Muslim, Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The food for one person suffices for two; the food for two suffices for four, and the food for four suffices for eight persons.”

وعنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏
“‏ طعام الاثنين كافي الثلاثة، وطعام الثلاثة كافي الأربعة‏”‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

وفى رواية لمسلم عن جابر رضي الله عنه ، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ طعام الواحد يكفي الاثنين وطعام الاثنين يكفي الأربعة، وطعام الأربعة يكفي الثمانية‏.‏

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 564

 
The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. The hadith collection known as Riyad as-Salihin was meticulously assembled over more than four decades by Imam al-Nawawi. This 12th-century work, whose title translates to The Gardens of the Righteous, categorizes its roughly 1,900 hadiths across 20 different thematic sections for the purpose of moral and spiritual guidance.

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