Hadith 30268

Chapter 101

باب 101

(101) باب الْمَكْرِ فِي الْحَرْبِ

(948) Chapter: Deception During War
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حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الْحَرْبُ خُدْعَةٌ " .


Jabir reported the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) as saying "War is deception."

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 2636

In-book reference: Book 15, Hadith 160

English translation: Book 14, Hadith 2630