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Sunan Ibn Majah 3255

Chapter: The food of one is sufficient for two

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3255

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، قَهْرَمَانُ آلِ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَالِمَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ طَعَامَ الْوَاحِدِ يَكْفِي الاِثْنَيْنِ وَإِنَّ طَعَامَ الاِثْنَيْنِ يَكْفِي الثَّلاَثَةَ وَالأَرْبَعَةَ وَإِنَّ طَعَامَ الأَرْبَعَةِ يَكْفِي الْخَمْسَةَ وَالسِّتَّةَ ‏"

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

“The food of one is sufficient for two, and the food of two is sufficient for three or four, and the food of four is sufficient for five or six.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3255).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّه تَعَالَى عَنْهُ ) فِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ قَهْرَمَانُ آلِ الزُّبَيْرِ وَهُوَ ضَعِيف.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 3255
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3255
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 3255

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