Hadith 30268

Chapter 101

باب 101

(101) باب الْمَكْرِ فِي الْحَرْبِ

(948) Chapter: Deception During War (ID)
160
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." (ID)

Reference (ID): Sunan Abi Dawud 2636 (ID)

In-book reference (ID): Book 15, Hadith 160 (ID)

English translation (ID): Book 14, Hadith 2630 (ID)