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Bulugh al-Maram: Hadith 560

11. Jihad

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Bulugh al-Maram
وَعَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ غَزْوَةً وَرَّى بِغَيْرِهَا } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ 1‏ .‏
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.
Reference: English : Book 11, Hadith 1309
Arabic : Book 11, Hadith 1282