The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 1661 (#Passage #20)
Chapter 18 | Saying 18
١٨. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام) فِي الَّذِينَ اعْتَزَلُوا الْقِتَالَ مَعَهُ: خَذَلُوا الْحَقَّ، وَلَمْ يَنْصُرُوا الْبَاطِلَ.
18. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said about those who avoided fighting on his side: They abandoned right but did not support wrong. [1]
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).