The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 1862 (#Passage #221)

١٧٦. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): آلَةُ الرِّيَاسَةِ سَعَةُ الصَّدْرِ

176. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The means to secure high authority is breadth of chest (i.e., generosity).

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