Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْحَرْبُ خُدْعَةٌ.
English Translation
Abu al-Mughirah told us, Safwan ibn ‘Amr told us, from ‘Uthman ibn Jabir, from Anas ibn Malik, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "War is deception."