Sahih Muslim, 1739
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by 'Ali bin Hujr bin Iyas bin Maqatilfrom'Amr bin Muhammad bin Bukayr (al-Naqid)fromZuhayr bin Harbfrom'Ali bin al-MadinifromSufyan bin 'Uyaynah
Hadith text · Matn
الْحَرْبُ خَدْعَةٌ
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English translation
It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
War is a stratagem.
Original Arabic chain wording
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
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 32, Hadith 20
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 19, Hadith 4311 (deprecated numbering scheme)