موطا امام مالك رواية ابن القاسم
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Ibn al-Qasim)
Issues Related to Food and Drinks
Food for two suffices for three
Hadith 411
368- وبه: أنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ”طعام الاثنين كافي الثلاثة وطعام الثلاثة، كافي الأربعة.“
And with the same chain of narration, it is narrated from (Sayyiduna Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The food of two people is enough for three people, and the food of three people is enough for four people."
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