Bulugh al-Maram #1460
Jihad
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَعَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ - رضى الله عنه - { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ غَزْوَةً وَرَّى بِغَيْرِهَا } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ 1 .1 - صحيح. رواه البخاري ( 2947 )، ومسلم ( 2769 ) ( 54 ). ورى: أي سترها وأوهم غيرها.
Ka’b bin Malik (RAA) narrated that Whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) intended to go out on a battle, he would pretend to head in a different destination. Agreed upon.
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This hadith is #1460 from Bulugh al-Maram, in the Book of Jihad.