Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamilfrom'Uthman bin Muhammad (Abi Shayba)fromJarir bin 'Abdul Hameed al-RazifromSulaiman al-A'mashfromAbu Sufyan ibn HarbfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah
Hadith text · Matn
طَعَامُ الرَّجُلِ يَكْفِي رَجُلَيْنِ وَطَعَامُ رَجُلَيْنِ يَكْفِي أَرْبَعَةً وَطَعَامُ أَرْبَعَةٍ يَكْفِي ثَمَانِيَةً
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English translation
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Food for one (person) suffices two, and food for two (persons) suffices four persons and food for four persons suffices eight persons.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 36, Hadith 245
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 23, Hadith 5112 (deprecated numbering scheme)