The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 2054 (#Passage #413)

۳۳۶. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): الْمَسْؤُولُ حُرُّ حَتَّى يَعِدَ.

336. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The person who is approached with a request is free until he promises.

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