Hadith 21
The Book on Food
ENGLISH
It has been reported from Jabir bin 'Abdullah and Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"The food of one is sufficient for two, and the food of two is sufficient for four, and the food of four is sufficient for eight." Another chain from Jabir that the Prophet (ﷺ) said similarly.
ARABIC
وَرَوَى جَابِرٌ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
طَعَامُ الْوَاحِدِ يَكْفِي الاِثْنَيْنِ وَطَعَامُ الاِثْنَيْنِ يَكْفِي الأَرْبَعَةَ وَطَعَامُ الأَرْبَعَةِ يَكْفِي الثَّمَانِيَةَ
Hadith referenceJami` at-Tirmidhi 21
CollectionJami` at-Tirmidhi
BookThe Book on Food
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