Sunan Abi Dawud 2636
سنن أبي داود#2636SahihJabir reported the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) as saying “War is deception.”
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Al-AlbaniSahih
Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidSahih
Shuaib Al ArnautSahih
Zubair Ali ZaiSahih Bukhari (3030) Sahih Muslim (1739)
In-book reference: 15:160