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Chapters on Food

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The prohibition of criticizing food

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ENGLISH

It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“The food of one person is sufficient for two, the food of two is sufficient for four, and the food for four is sufficient for eight.”

ARABIC

‏ طَعَامُ الْوَاحِدِ يَكْفِي الاِثْنَيْنِ وَطَعَامُ الاِثْنَيْنِ يَكْفِي الأَرْبَعَةَ وَطَعَامُ الأَرْبَعَةِ يَكْفِي الثَّمَانِيَةَ ‏