Sahih Muslim
The Book of Jihad and Expeditions — Hadith #4408
Scholarly Consensus: Sahih How we grade
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَهْمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
"الْحَرْبُ خُدْعَةٌ " .
This hadith has also been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira.
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Scholarly Consensus: Sahih