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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Jihad and Expeditions

Sahih Muslim 1739

Chapter: Permissibility of deceit in war

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1739

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَلِيٍّ وَزُهَيْرٍ - قَالَ عَلِيٌّ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ سَمِعَ عَمْرٌو، جَابِرًا يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

الْحَرْبُ خَدْعَةٌ ‏"

It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

War is a stratagem.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1739).

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