The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 2216 (#Passage #575)

٤٥٥. وَسُئِلَ (عليه السلام) : مَنْ أَشْعَرُ الشُّعَرَاءِ؟ فقال (عليه السلام) :

455. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, was asked about the greatest poet and he said:

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