Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 198 – Volume 4, Book 52

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Volume 4, Book 52, Number 198:
Narrated Ka'b bin Malik:
Whenever Allah's Apostle intended to carry out a Ghazwa, he would use an equivocation to con –
ceal his real destination till it was the Ghazwa of Tabuk which Allah's Apostle carried out in very hot
weather. As he was going to face a very long journey through a wasteland and was to meet and at –
tack a large number of enemies. So, he made the situation clear to the Muslims so that they might
prepare themselves accordingly and get ready to conquer their enemy. The Prophet informed them
of the destination he was heading for (Ka'b bin Malik used to say, "Scarcely did Allah's Apostle set out
for a journey on a day other than Thursday.")