The Prophet ﷺ said, "War is deception."
حدثنا محمد بن عبد الله بن نمير حدثنا يونس بن بكير عن مطر بن ميمون عن عكرمة
أن النبي ﷺ قال الحرب خدعة
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[Sahih] Reported by Tabarani, 300/11, no. 11798, from the hadith of Yunus by the same route. Haythami said in Majma, 320/5, "It contains Matar bin Maymun, who is daif." Busiri also graded it daif because of Matar bin Maymun. See also the preceding hadith.