The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 2064 (#Passage #423)
Chapter 346 | Saying 346
٣٤٦. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَاءُ وَجْهِكَ جَامِدٌ يُقْطِرُهُ السُّؤَالُ، فَانْظُرْ عِنْدَ مَنْ تُقْطِرُهُ.
346. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The dignity of your face is solid but begging dissolves it away; therefore, look carefully before whom you dissolve it.
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).