Mishkat al-Masabih #3776
Jihad
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «الْحَرْب خدعة»
Jabir reported God's Messenger as saying, “War is deception.”
(Bukhari and Muslim.)
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This hadith is #3776 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Jihad.