The Sufficient (Vol 5) · Hadith 31 (#Ḥadīth #3)
Chapter 8 | The Recommendations of the Messenger of Allah and Amir al-Mu’minin, about Smaller Armed Expeditions
3- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ مَا بَيَّتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَدُوّاً قَطُّ.
3. Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa, from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abbad ibn Suhayb who said: “I heard abu ‘Abdillah , saying, ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never launched a surprise attack against the enemy during the night.’”
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).