36/33. Chapter:
The virtue of sharing a small amount of food, and the food of two is sufficient for three, and so on.
Sahih Muslim : 2058
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2058
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " طَعَامُ الاِثْنَيْنِ كَافِي الثَّلاَثَةِ وَطَعَامُ الثَّلاَثَةِ كَافِي الأَرْبَعَةِ " .
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Food for two persons suffices three persons and food for three persons suffices four persons.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2058In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 241USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 5108
