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Sahih Muslim 2059a (Book 36, Hadith 242) #12470
The Power of Sharing Food

SUMMARY: Food for one person can be enough to feed two, four, or even eight people.

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: I heard Allah'. s Messenger 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).
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ طَعَامُ الْوَاحِدِ يَكْفِي الاِثْنَيْنِ وَطَعَامُ الاِثْنَيْنِ يَكْفِي الأَرْبَعَةَ وَطَعَامُ الأَرْبَعَةِ يَكْفِي الثَّمَانِيَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ سَمِعْتُ

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sharing  *  food  *  sufficiency

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Share your resources with others in need
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the power of sharing food and how it can be sufficient for more than one person. It is reported that Prophet Muhammad said that food for one person can suffice two persons, and food for two persons can suffice four persons, and food for four persons can suffice eight persons. This hadith teaches us the importance of being generous with our resources and not wasting them unnecessarily. We should share what we have with others in need so that everyone has enough to eat. Furthermore, this hadith also encourages us to think about how we use our resources wisely so that they are not wasted but instead used in a way which benefits many people at once.

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