The Book of Drinks
36/33. Chapter:
The virtue of sharing a small amount of food, and the food of two is sufficient for three, and so on.
Sahih Muslim
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 " .
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Food for two persons suffices three persons and food for three persons suffices four persons.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2058In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 241USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 5108