The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 1905 (#Passage #264)

٢١٦. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَنْ نَالَ اسْتَطَالَ.

216. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who gives generously achieves position. (Or according to another interpretation): He who achieves position begins to make wrong use of it.

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