The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 1723 (#Passage #82)
Chapter 67 | Saying 67
٦٧. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): لَا تَسْتَحِ مِنْ إِعْطَاءِ الْقَلِيلِ، فَإِنَّ الْحِرْمَانَ أَقَلُّ مِنْهُ.
67. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Do not feel ashamed for giving little because refusal is smaller than that.
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).