The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 1923 (#Passage #282)
Chapter 233 | Saying 233
٢٣٣. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام) لِابْنِهِ الْحَسَنِ (عليه السلام): لَا تَدْعُوَنَّ إِلَى مُبَارَزَةٍ وَإِنْ دُعِيتَ إِلَيْهَا فَأَجِبْ فَإِنَّ الدَّاعِيَ إِلَيْهَا بَاغٍ وَالْبَاغِيَ مَصْرُوعٌ.
233. Amīr al-mu’minīn said to his son al-Ḥasan, peace be upon them both: Do not call out for fighting, but if you are called to it do respond, because the caller to fighting is a rebel and the rebel deserves destruction. [1]
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).