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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند جابر
Musnad of Jabir
مُسْنَدُ جَابِرٍ
Musnad of Jabir
Musnad Abi Ya'la 1968 — the Prophet ﷺ said: War is a stratagem
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو ، حَدَّثَنَا جَابِرٌ ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : الْحَرْبُ خَدْعَةٌ .
قَالَ أَبُو عُثْمَانَ : قَالَ لِي بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا : كَثِيرٌ مِنْهُمْ كَانَ يَقُولُ : الْحَرْبُ خَدْعَةٌ ، وَلَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ أَنَا إِلَّا بِالرَّفْعِ : خَدْعَةٌ .
قَالَ أَبُو عُثْمَانَ : قَالَ لِي بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا : كَثِيرٌ مِنْهُمْ كَانَ يَقُولُ : الْحَرْبُ خَدْعَةٌ ، وَلَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ أَنَا إِلَّا بِالرَّفْعِ : خَدْعَةٌ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "War is a stratagem (deception)." Abu Uthman (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that some of our companions told me that most of them used to pronounce this word as "al-harbu khad'ah" (with a fatha, i.e. zabar, on the kha), whereas I have heard it only with the raf' (damma), i.e. "al-harbu khud'ah" (with a damma, i.e. pesh, on the kha).
