The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 2227 (#Passage #586)
Chapter 463 | Saying 463
٤٦٣. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): الدُّنْيَا خُلِقَتْ لِغَيْرِهَا، ولَمْ تُخْلَقْ لِنَفْسِهَا.
463. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: This world has been created for other than itself and has not been created for itself.
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).