Hadith 759
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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.
حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن الهيثم بن أبي مسروق عن علي بن أسباط يرفعه إلى أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال
إن الله تبارك وتعالى يبدء بالنظر إلى زوار قبر الحسين بن علي عليهما عشية عرفة. قال: قلت: قبل نظره إلى أهل الموقف؟ قال: نعم. قلت: وكيف ذاك؟ قال: لان في أولئك أولاد زنا وليس في هؤلاء أولاد زنا.
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