Al-Kāfi - Volume 6


Book 5, Chapter 26

Several Hands Should Come Together for Food
2 Aḥadīth

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ غِيَاثِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) طَعَامُ الْوَاحِدِ يَكْفِي الِاثْنَيْنِ وَ طَعَامُ الِاثْنَيْنِ يَكْفِي الثَّلَاثَةَ وَ طَعَامُ الثَّلَاثَةِ يَكْفِي الْأَرْبَعَةَ .


1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘Food for one is sufficient for two, food for two is sufficient for three and food for three is sufficient for four people.”’

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) الطَّعَامُ إِذَا جَمَعَ أَرْبَعَ خِصَالٍ فَقَدْ تَمَّ إِذَا كَانَ مِنْ حَلَالٍ وَ كَثُرَتِ الْأَيْدِي وَ سُمِّيَ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَ حُمِدَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي آخِرِهِ.


2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s), has stated this Hadith. ‘The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘A food with four characteristics is complete, that it is lawful, numerousness of hands on it, mention of the name of Allah on it, and praise of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, at its end.’”