On Various Traditions From Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم

28-84 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Ashyam that he asked Al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, “May I be your ransom! Why do the Arabs put such names as Dog, Tiger, Cheetah and the like on their children?” The Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم replied, “It is because the Arabs were warriors and they wanted to frighten their enemies with these names. They also used to put such names as Comfort and Blessed on their slaves and thought this was a good omen.”