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[Machine] I heard Ali ibn Abi Talib saying about something that Allah and His Messenger have confirmed. I said, "This is something I have heard." He replied, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'War is deceit.'"  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٥٩٠ – أَمْلَى عَلَيْنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ بِنَيْسَابُورٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُدَيْنَةَ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ يَقُولُ فِي شَيْءٍ صَدَقَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قُلْتُ «هَذَا شَيْءٌ سَمِعْتُهُ» قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْحَرْبُ خَدْعَةٌ»