Chapter: The virtue of sharing a small amount of food, and the food of two is sufficient for three, and so on.

Food for two persons suffices three persons and food for three persons suffices four persons.

I heard Allah'. s Messenger (ﷺ) 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.

Food for one suffices two and food for two suffices for four.

Food for one (person) suffices two, and food for two (persons) suffices four persons and food for four persons suffices eight persons.