Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ السَّيَّارِيُّ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ ثنا يُونُسُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ؓ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَلَّمَا يُرِيدُ غَزْوَةً يَغْزُوهَا إِلَّا وَرَّى بِغَيْرِهَا حَتَّى كَانَتْ غَزْوَةُ تَبُوكَ فَغَزَاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي حَرٍّ شَدِيدٍ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ سَفَرًا بَعِيدًا وَمَفَازًا وَاسْتَقْبَلَ عَدُوًّا كَثِيرًا فَجَلَّى لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ أَمْرَهُمْ لِيَتَأَهَّبُوا أُهْبَةَ عَدُوِّهِمْ وَأَخْبَرَهُمْ بِوَجْهِهِ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ
English Translation
Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz informed us, from Abu al-Abbas al-Sayyari, from Ibrahim ibn Hilal, from Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Shaqiq, from Abdullah, from Yunus, from al-Zuhri, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Ka'b ibn Malik who said: I heard Ka'b ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) say: The Prophet (peace be upon him) rarely intended an expedition without concealing it by hinting at a different destination, until the expedition of Tabuk. He marched to Tabuk in intense heat, facing a long journey, a vast desert, and a numerous enemy. So he made his plan clear to the Muslims so they could prepare their provisions against the enemy, and he informed them of the destination he intended.