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