حَدَّثَنَا الْأَنْصَارِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِکٌ ح و حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ عَنْ مَالِکٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ طَعَامُ الِاثْنَيْنِ کَافِي الثَّلَاثَةَ وَطَعَامُ الثَّلَاثَةِ کَافِي الْأَرْبَعَةَ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 1820
Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The food of two is sufficient for three, and the food of three is sufficient for four. He said: There are narrations on this topic from Jabir, and Ibn 'Umar. [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. 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.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020