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Several Hands Should Come Together for Food

alkafi-11537Vol. 6, p. 273

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ طَعَامُ الْوَاحِدِ يَكْفِي الِاثْنَيْنِ وَ طَعَامُ الِاثْنَيْنِ يَكْفِي الثَّلَاثَةَ وَ طَعَامُ الثَّلَاثَةِ يَكْفِي الْأَرْبَعَةَ.

“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.”’

alkafi-11538Vol. 6, p. 273

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ 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.

‘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 e