The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 2144 (#Passage #503)

٤٠٤. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام) وَقَدْ سُئِلَ عَنْ مَعْنَى قَوْلِهِمْ: لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا باللهِ:

404. On being asked the meaning of the expression: “lā ḥawla walā quwwata illā bi’llāh” (there is no strength nor power but by means of Allāh). Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said:

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