The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 1987 (#Passage #346)

٢٨٥. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): كُلُّ مُعَاجَلٍ يَسْأَلُ الْإِنْظَارَ وَكُلُّ مُؤَجَّلٍ يَتَعَلَّلُ بالتَّسْويفِ.

285. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He whom death overtakes early seeks time while he whose death is deferred puts forth excuses for postponement (of doing good actions).

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