The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 1716 (#Passage #75)

٦٠. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): الِّلسَانُ سَبُعٌ، إِنْ خُلِّيَ عَنْهُ عَقَرَ.

60. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The tongue is a beast; if it is let loose, it devours.

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).