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Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3254

Read the original Arabic and English translation of this hadith from Chapters on Food, with its chapter, grading, and reference kept together.

In-book entry
4

Chapter 2

Chapter context: The food of one is sufficient for two

باب طَعَامُ الْوَاحِدِ يَكْفِي الاِثْنَيْنِ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زِيَادٍ الأَسَدِيُّ، أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

‏ طَعَامُ الْوَاحِدِ يَكْفِي الاِثْنَيْنِ وَطَعَامُ الاِثْنَيْنِ يَكْفِي الأَرْبَعَةَ وَطَعَامُ الأَرْبَعَةِ يَكْفِي الثَّمَانِيَةَ ‏

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Translation

English translation

It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“The food of one person is sufficient for two, the food of two is sufficient for four, and the food for four is sufficient for eight.”

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 3254 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 29, Chapters on Food, as in-book entry 4 under the chapter “The food of one is sufficient for two.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
4

Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 4, Book 29, Hadith 3254 Arabic : Book 29, Hadith 3377

Al-Albani:
Sahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Sahih
Shuaib Al Arnaut:
Sahih
Zubair Ali Zai:
Sahih Muslim

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