Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by al-Hasan bin 'Ali al-Halwanifromal-Hasan bin Musa al-'AshaybfromSa'id bin Zaydfrom'Amr bin Dinar al-BasrifromSalim bin 'Abdullah bin 'Umarfromibn Umarfrom'Umar ibn al-Khattab
Hadith text · Matn
إِنَّ طَعَامَ الْوَاحِدِ يَكْفِي الاِثْنَيْنِ وَإِنَّ طَعَامَ الاِثْنَيْنِ يَكْفِي الثَّلاَثَةَ وَالأَرْبَعَةَ وَإِنَّ طَعَامَ الأَرْبَعَةِ يَكْفِي الْخَمْسَةَ وَالسِّتَّةَ
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English translation
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.’”
Original Arabic chain wording
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
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 29, Hadith 5
- English Reference
- Vol. 4, Book 29, Hadith 3255