Hadith 1820 b - The Book on Food - Jami` At-Tirmidhi - جامع الترمذي - Collection of Actions, Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم) - Kutub as-Sittah

Jami` At-Tirmidhi - جامع الترمذي

25. The Book on Food - كتاب الأطعمة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

21) Chapter: What Has Been Related About: Food For One is Sufficient For Two

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.

Reference: 1820 b
English reference: Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1820
In-book reference: Book 25, Hadith 33
Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)
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21) باب مَا جَاءَ فِي طَعَامِ الْوَاحِدِ يَكْفِي الاِثْنَيْنِ

وَرَوَى جَابِرٌ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏‏ ‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِهَذَا ‏.‏ "‏ طَعَامُ الْوَاحِدِ يَكْفِي الاِثْنَيْنِ وَطَعَامُ الاِثْنَيْنِ يَكْفِي الأَرْبَعَةَ وَطَعَامُ الأَرْبَعَةِ يَكْفِي الثَّمَانِيَةَ ‏"