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Riyad as-SalihinThe Book of Miscellany

Riyad as-Salihin 564

Chapter: Selflessness and Sympathy

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Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

وعنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ طعام الاثنين كافي الثلاثة، وطعام الثلاثة كافي الأربعة‏"

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."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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."

Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 564).

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  • AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح الترمذي (1820)
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  • AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح الجامع (3908)
  • AuthenticAl-Bukhari صحيح — صحيح البخاري (5392)
  • AuthenticMuslim صحيح — صحيح مسلم (2058)
  • AuthenticIbn Abd al-Barr متصل صحيح — التمهيد (19/25)

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