Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau

Author: Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau

Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau is of French-Canadian descent. He was born in the United States to a Christian family, and later chose to convert to Shi’a Islam in 1999 at the age of 17, having studied both faiths. He started studying Islamic Seminary classes (Howza) in March 2013 at Imam Ali Center in Springfield, Virginia and studied abroad in Najaf al-Ashraf and Karbala and received his ‘amama (turban) from the esteemed marja’ Ayatollah Sayed Muhammad Taqi al-Modaressi in 2018. He earned a certificate from Harvard University in Islamic Studies, has filmed many documentaries about his journey to Islam, authored several books, taught in the Islamic Seminary (Howza), and is the founder of the nonprofit organization 2nd Chance Books (2014). He has lectured throughout the United States and various other countries spreading the message of Ahl ul Bayt (as). Since 2022 he has been residing in Antalya, Türkiye where he is the resident scholar of the local community and continuing his work with 2nd Chance Books.

March 9, 2016 Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau Ahadith

Imam Hassan ibn Ali [as] said: “I wonder about the person who contemplates about his nutrition but he does not consider (the food of) his intellect. Thus, he avoids of what hurts him in his stomach but he lets his mind to be filled with what destroys him.”[i]

[i] Safinat-ul-Bihar, vol. 2, p. 84

March 8, 2016 Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau Ahadith

The Holy Prophet [s] said: “To make peace between two individuals (in comparison) is worthier than one’s entire prayers and fasting.”[i]

[i] Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 76, p. 43

March 7, 2016January 31, 2016 Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau Ahadith

Imam Sadiq [as] said: “From the most beloved deeds with Allah, Almighty and Glorious, is bringing happiness to a Muslim believer such as: satiating his hunger, removing his grief, or paying his debt.”[i]

[i] Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 192

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