The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 2211 (#Passage #570)

۴۵۰. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَا مَزَحَ امْرُؤٌ مَزْحَةً إِلَّا مَجَّ مِنْ عَقْلِهِ مَجَّةً.

450. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whenever a man cuts a joke he separates away a bit from his wit.

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