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
" طَعَامُ الاِثْنَيْنِ كَافِي الثَّلاَثَةِ
وَطَعَامُ الثَّلاَثَةِ كَافِي الأَرْبَعَةِ " .
Food for two persons suffices three persons and food for three persons suffices four persons.
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Hadith Grading
Each grade below reflects one scholar's assessment of the chain of transmission. The grade describes the chain, not the Prophet's words. How we grade
Scholarly Consensus: Sahih