حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن أحمد بن أشيم، عن الرضا عليه السلام قال: قلت له: جعلت فداك لم سموا العرب أولادهم بكلب ونمر وفهد وأشباه ذلك؟ قال: كانت العرب أصحاب حرب، وكانت تهول على العدو بأسماء أولادهم ويسمون عبيدهم فرجا ومباركا وميمونا وأشباه ذلك يتيمنون بها.
35.	We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Ahmad bin Asheem, from al-Rida, peace be upon him, that he said: I said to him: May I be sacrificed for you, why did the Arabs name their sons dog , tiger , leopard  and the likes of that? He said: The Arabs were people of war, and they used to frighten the enemy with the names of their children. Moreover, the used to name their slaves relief , blessed , fortunate  and the likes of that, by which they sought luck.