The Book of Jihad and Expeditions

Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: War is deception.

This hadith has also been transmitted from Abu Huraira.

Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not wish to meet the enemy. When you do meet them, remain steadfast.

Anas reported that on the day of the Battle of Uhud, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: O Allah, if You will, You will not be worshipped on earth.

Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: One of the prophets went on a military expedition and said to his people: No man who has married a woman but has not yet consummated the marriage should accompany me; nor anyone who has built a house but not yet raised its roof; nor anyone who has bought sheep or pregnant camels and is waiting for their young to be born. He set out and reached near a town around the time of the afternoon prayer. He said to the sun: You are under command, and I am under command. O Allah, hold it back for me a little. So it was held back until Allah granted him victory. They gathered the spoils, and a fire came to consume them but would not eat them. He said: There is some misappropriation among you. Let one man from each tribe pledge allegiance to me. They did so, and one man hand stuck to his. He said: There is misappropriation among you; let your tribe pledge allegiance to me. They did so, and the hands of two or three men stuck to his. He said: You are the ones who misappropriated. They brought out a lump of gold the size of a cow head and placed it with the spoils on the ground. Then the fire came and consumed them. Spoils had not been made lawful for any people before us, because Allah saw our weakness and incapacity, so He made them lawful for us.