Jami' at-Tirmidhi

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1675

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Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1675
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، وَنَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ الْحَرْبُ خُدْعَةٌ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَزَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَعَائِشَةَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ السَّكَنِ وَكَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ‏.‏ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Ahmad ibn Mani and Nasr ibn Ali reported to us, saying: Sufyan ibn Uyaynah reported to us from Amr ibn Dinar, who heard Jabir ibn Abdullah say: The Messenger of Allah said: War is stratagem.

Abu Isa said: Reports on this subject also come from Ali, Zayd ibn Thabit, Aishah, Ibn Abbas, Abu Hurairah, Asma bint Yazid ibn al-Sakan, Kab ibn Malik, and Anas ibn Malik. This hadith is hasan sahih.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • Khud ah conveys stratagem or deception in warfare; ‘stratagem’ preserves the tactical sense of the Arabic expression.