Hadith
Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1881
The Book on Food· كتاب الأطعمة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
jami_al_tirmidhi:1881حَدَّثَنَا الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " طَعَامُ الاِثْنَيْنِ كَافِي الثَّلاَثَةِ وَطَعَامُ الثَّلاَثَةِ كَافِي الأَرْبَعَةِ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
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. This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.
Chain 1·8 narrators
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Muhammad ibn Abdullah← Oldest
محمد بن عبد الله
Narratorprophet
Transmitted via “قال”
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6
أبي هريرة
Sahabithiqa
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narrated to
5
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
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4
أبي الزناد
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
3
مالك
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
2
مالك ح وحدثنا قتيبة
مالك ح وحدثنا قتيبة
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
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1
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
0
Abu Amr Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib al-Ansari← Compiler
الأنصاري
Tabi'ithiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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