The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 2225 (#Passage #584)

٤٦١. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): الْغِيبَةُ جُهْدُ الْعَاجزِ.

461. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Backbiting is the tool of the helpless.

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