The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 2133 (#Passage #492)

۳۹۴. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): رُبَّ قَوْلٍ أَنْفَذُ مِنْ صَوْلٍ.

394. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Many an expression is more effective than an attack.

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