The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 1722 (#Passage #81)
Chapter 66 | Saying 66
٦٦. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): فَوْتُ الْحَاجَةِ أَهْوَنُ مِنْ طَلَبِهَا إِلَى غَيْرِ أَهْلِهَا.
66. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: To miss what one needs is easier than to beg from an inappropriate person. [1]
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).