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 23, 2016January 31, 2016 Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau Ahadith

Imam Sadiq [as] addressed a group of people and inquired why they annoyed the Messenger of Allah. Someone asked Imam how they did so, and he said: “Do you not know that your deeds are reported to him [the prophet]? When he observes a sin against Allah among them, he becomes displeased. Therefore do not hurt the Messenger of Allah, but make him pleased.”[i]

[i] Usul-I-Kafi, vol. 1, p. 219

March 22, 2016 Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau Ahadith

The Holy Prophet [s] said: “One prayer of a man in congregation is worthier than his forty years of prayers at home (alone).”[i]

[i] Mustadrak-ul-Wasa’il, vol. 6, p. 446

March 21, 2016January 31, 2016 Sheikh Mateen Charbonneau Ahadith

Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha, the eighth Imam, [a] said: “The excellence of the congregational prayer, comparing with solitary prayer, is one rak’at to two thousand rak’ats.”[i]

[i] Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 88, p. 4 & Wasa’il-ush Shi’ah, vol. 8, p. 290

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