The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 1986 (#Passage #345)

٢٨٤. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): قَطَعَ الْعِلْمُ عُذْرَ الْمُتَعَلِّلِينَ.

284. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Knowledge dispels the excuse of those who advance excuses.

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