Abu Dawud said: No one narrated it—meaning, “War is deception”—except Ma‘mar, through this chain.

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It was also recorded by al-Bayhaqi, 9/150, via the route of Abu Dawud, with this chain of transmission.

It was recorded by ‘Abd al-Razzaq (9744), and through him Ahmad (27175), Abu ‘Awanah (6548), Ibn Hibban (3370), al-Tabarani in *al-Kabir* 19/(90), and Abu Bakr al-Quti‘i in *Juz’ al-Alf Dinar* (321). It was also recorded by Abu ‘Awanah (6549) via the route of ‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak, and by al-Quda‘i in *Musnad al-Shihab* (8) via the route of al-Hasan ibn Abi Ja‘far—all three of them (‘Abd al-Razzaq, ‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak, and al-Hasan) narrating from Ma‘mar, with this chain of transmission. However, Ibn al-Mubarak said in his narration as recorded by Abu ‘Awanah: “from Ibn Ka‘b ibn Malik,” without naming him. And in the narration of ‘Abd al-Razzaq and Ibn al-Mubarak as recorded by Abu ‘Awanah, there is no mention that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) intended an expedition, he would give a misleading impression of a different destination.

It was also recorded by Abu ‘Awanah (6547) via the route of Zayd ibn al-Mubarak, from Muhammad ibn Thawr, from Ma‘mar, from al-Zuhri, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Ka‘b ibn Malik, from his father, who said: He said—meaning Ka‘b ibn Malik…

It was also recorded by Abu ‘Awanah (6546) via the route of Yunus ibn Zayd, from al-Zuhri, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Ka‘b ibn Malik, from his father, from his uncle ‘Ubaydullah—who was the guide of his father—from Ka‘b ibn Malik. In the chain leading to Yunus, there is Ya‘qub ibn Muhammad al-Zuhri, who is weak in hadith.

It was also recorded without the phrase “War is deception” by: al-Bukhari (2947) via the route of ‘Uqayl ibn Khalid, Muslim (2769) via the route of Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Muslim, the nephew of al-Zuhri, and al-Nasa’i in *al-Kubra* (8728) via the route of Ishaq ibn Rashid—all three of them narrating from al-Zuhri, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Ka‘b ibn Malik, from his father, from Ka‘b ibn Malik.

It was also recorded likewise by al-Nasa’i in *al-Kubra* (8727) via the route of Ma‘qil ibn ‘Ubaydullah, from al-Zuhri, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Ka‘b ibn Malik, from his uncle ‘Ubaydullah, from Ka‘b ibn Malik.

It was also recorded likewise by al-Bukhari (2948) via the route of Yunus ibn Yazid al-Ayli, from al-Zuhri, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Ka‘b ibn Malik, from his grandfather Ka‘b ibn Malik.

His statement “he would give a misleading impression of a different destination” (warra ghayraha): the meaning of *tawriyah* is that a person intends one thing while appearing to indicate something else.

(1) This statement of Abu Dawud has been established by us from (H), and it is in the narration of Ibn Dasah.