The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 2198 (#Passage #557)

٤٤١. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): الْوِلَايَاتُ مَضَامِيرُ الرِّجَالِ.

441. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Governing power is the proving ground for people.

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