Chapter: The virtue of sharing a small amount of food, and the food of two is sufficient for three, and so on.
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Food for two persons suffices three persons and food for three persons suffices four persons.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: I heard Allah'. s Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Food for one person suffices two persons and food for two persons suffices four persons, and food for four persons suffices eight persons; and in the tradition transmitted on the authority of Ishaq there is no mention of the fact that he heard it directly (from the Holy Prophet).
A hadith like this is reported on the authority of Jabir but with a different chain of transmitters.
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Food for one suffices two and food for two suffices for four.
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Food for one (person) suffices two, and food for two (persons) suffices four persons and food for four persons suffices eight persons.