Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau Stories of Ahl ul Bayt (as) and their Shia

An example of Imam Hassan’s (as) clemency

An example of Imam Hassan’s (as) clemency is that a Syrian once saw him riding and began to curse him but Imam Žasan did not reply to him. When the Syrian had finished Imam Žasan approached, greeted him and laughed and said: ‘O master, you seem to be estranged and you may have mistaken me for another. Were you to seek favor and goodwill we would show you favor and goodwill, and were you to ask of us we would give you, and were you to ask us for directions we would direct you, and were you to ask us for a mount we would give you a mount, and if you are hungry we will let you eat your fill, and if you have no clothes we will clothe you, and if you are in poverty we will enrich you, and if you are in exile we will give you sanctuary, and if you have any need we will fulfill it.’ When the man heard these words he wept and said: ‘I testify that you are Allah’s vicegerent on earth, “Allah knows full well where he places His mission.”

The Shia and their Beliefs by Sayed Muhammad Shirazi

Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau Ahadith

Jabir narrates that Imam Baqir (as) said to me “Oh Jabir, does it suffice that a person claims to be Shia and that he says he loves us, the Ahl ul bayt (as)? By Allah! No one is our Shia except that he has piety for Allah (guards himself against sin) and obeys Him. They (shia) are not known or recognized except for their humility, modesty, fear of Allah, submission, trust worthiness, abundantly remembering Allah, fasting, prayers, kindness to the parents, looking after the poor, neighbors, afflicted people, the indebted ones and the orphans. Speaking the truth, reciting the Holy Quran, restraining their tongue about people except mentioning them with goodness and beneficence and they are the trustees for their tribes in all the affairs.”

USUL AL KAFI VOL 2. P 84

May Allah grant us all these qualities of a true Shia of Imam Hujjah (may Allah hasten his return).

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Please take a minute and listen to brother Ibrahim Jabbar, Jaber Ahmadi, Jawad Syedain and myself tell our stories about what brought us all together to start sending books about Ahl ul Bayt ع to prisoners.

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First, i would like to thank Allah for allowing us an opportunity to serve his cause. I would also like to give a special thanks to brother Nouri Sardar for the amazing job he did on this project and also thanks to Ahlul Bayt TV for offering us the opportunity to share this message on their channel. May Allah accept all of our efforts.

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