The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 1743 (#Passage #102)

٨٤. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): بَقِيَّةُ السَّيْفِ أَبْقَى عَدَداً وَأَكْثَرُ وَلَداً.

84. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The survivors of the sword (from getting killed) are large in number and have a large progeny.

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