حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ ذِي حُدَّانَ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ سَمِعَ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ الْحَرْبُ خَدْعَةٌ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّكُمْ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 697
It was narrated from Sa'eed bin Dhu Huddan: I was told by someone who heard 'Ali say: War is deceit, on the lips of your Prophet (PBUH).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020