32/5. Chapter:

Permissibility of deceit in war

Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1739

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.

Reference : Sahih Muslim 1739In-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 20USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4311

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