Abolfazl Sabouri

Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has also taught Tafsir, Theology and Jurisprudence.

52138

God (Allah) . Qur'an . Punishment . Divine Mercy
How can a loving and merciful God, my own Creator, be so severe in punishment according to the Qur’an that describes various horrific punishments?
Abolfazl Sabouri, Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has... Answered 7 months ago

To complete the answers:

To inter heaven the person must be pure and perfect. Punishment is because of the mercy of God to pure the one who has infected himself by his own will.

Therefore, in chapter al-Rahman, hellfire has been counted as one of the blessings of Allah. 

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50447

Man . Woman . Marriage . Mahram
Could you explain the practice of having slaves at the time of the Ahlulbayt (as)? Were male slaves mahram to the women of the house? And could men have relations with female slaves without marrying them?
Abolfazl Sabouri, Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has... Answered 7 months ago

According to Islam all humans are the servants of Allah and slavery is wrong. However the time of Prophet a lot of people were slave and slavery was acceptable in the world. Islam started to teach people that it is wrong and to free the slaves step by step . First Islam gave them rights and made rules to support them.... 

Anyway according to Islam the female slaves were like the wife of the owner and the male slaves were mahram. 

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52132

Islam . Qur'an . Apostasy (Irtidad)
What is the ruling on someone who leaves Islam? Should that person be punished in any way? If so, is there any evidence for such punishment in the Qur’an?
Abolfazl Sabouri, Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has... Answered 7 months ago

If he started propagating against Islam, then he/she will be punished.

Verse 3:86 & 87 in the Quran are about irtedad but it is not about punishment. It is in ahadith. 

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52134

Prophets . Man
Why were all the Prophets and Messengers men?
Abolfazl Sabouri, Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has... Answer updated 7 months ago

When we say Prophet, if we mean that high level of humanity it was and it is possible even for women to be Prophet, to receive message from Allah at least for herself. 

But Prophet as a person who receives message from Allah and send it to people :

1. It is not easy to prove that all Messengers were men, as we do not know all of them.

2. (if we accept that all of them were men) It was a hard job that according to situations of that time it was not proper for women.

3. According to understanding of some scholars from Quran, saint Mary was a Prophet! So even women could be Messengers. 

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50425

Ramadhan . Ghusl . Fajr . Water . Sawm (Fasting)
In Ramadhan, I did Ghusl of Janabat before fajr, but forgot that I had a band aid on my left foot. After fajr I realized I had the band aid and was unsure whether water reached that area during Ghusl and so re-did the Ghusl. Is my fast valid?
Abolfazl Sabouri, Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has... Answered 8 months ago

Yes your fast is valid. 

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50302

Ghusl . Sexual
Can I take a shower immediately after intercourse?
Abolfazl Sabouri, Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has... Answered 8 months ago

Yes. 

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50120

Salah (Prayers) . Ramadhan . Weather . Exams
Can I skip the Ramadan fasts and make up for them later when it is easier since I have exams at school and also find it hard since the weather is hot and I sometimes miss salah as well?
Abolfazl Sabouri, Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has... Answered 8 months ago

If fasting is very difficult for a person then he can do it later. 

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50391

Woman . Travel . Salah (Prayers) . Employment
Is it haram for women to travel alone due to requirements of their work or study? And is it true that congregational and Qasr prayers are not valid for such women who travel alone?
Abolfazl Sabouri, Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has... Answered 8 months ago

As the ulama say, if it is with the permission of the husband, it is not Haram. 

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50155

God (Allah) . Man . Perfection . Qur'anic Verse . Qur'an . Circumcision
Strictly from Quranic text, how is circumcision permissible when Allah (swt) specifically states that he has created man in perfection in a number of verses, the foreskin being his creation and not a deformity?
Abolfazl Sabouri, Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has... Answered 8 months ago

Maybe it is necessary for the first 7 days of life. 

At least we can say it is like hair and nails that we should cut them... 

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50208

Woman . Prophet Muhammad . Shi'a . Eyebrows
Is it true that Shi’a women are allowed to pluck their eyebrows despite narrations from the Prophet (pbuh) that seem to disallow it?
Abolfazl Sabouri, Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has... Answered 8 months ago

This Hadith is not authentic according to Shia ulama. According to Shia it is better to hide it from nun-mahram. 

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50014

Muslims . Democracy . Election
Is it permissible to vote for a non-muslim candidate instead of a muslim candidate in a general election of a democratic country?
Abolfazl Sabouri, Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has... Answered 8 months ago

You should choose the best one for the country. 

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49781

God (Allah) . Envy (Hasad) . Tawhid
How can we answer a Hindu claim that if the single God is so confident that there are no other gods except Him, why does He show envy towards another god?
Abolfazl Sabouri, Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has... Answered 8 months ago

There are no other gods to show envy towards them.! We know one God, if there is more than that they (Hindu) should prove it. 

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