حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْحَرْبُ خُدَعَةٌ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2636
Jabir reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying “War is deception. ”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020