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Chain of narration · Isnād

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Narrated by Yahya bin Yahya bin BukayrfromAbu al-Zanadfrom'Abdur Rahman bin Harmaz al-A'arajfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ طَعَامُ الاِثْنَيْنِ كَافِي الثَّلاَثَةِ وَطَعَامُ الثَّلاَثَةِ كَافِي الأَرْبَعَةِ ‏

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English translation

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Food for two persons suffices three persons and food for three persons suffices four persons.

Original Arabic chain wording

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 ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 36, Hadith 241
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Book 23, Hadith 5108 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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