It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "War is (defeating the enemy by) stratagem and deception."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abdah with a connected chain except his son Muhammad."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب العين / 4116
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه ابن ماجه فى «سننه» برقم: 2833، وأبو يعلى فى «مسنده» برقم: 4559، والطبراني فى «الصغير» برقم: 23، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 2216»