About
A small product, built with intention.
Sakinah is being built by a small team of Muslims who are tired of watching our community use tools that were not made for us. This is what we believe and what we are trying to make.
Why we are building this
Marriage is half the deen. The tools we have do not act like it.
For most Muslims looking for a spouse today, the choice is between two bad options. Either you use a mainstream dating app that treats marriage as one outcome among many, designed to keep you swiping. Or you use an older “Muslim matrimony” site that still feels like a 2010 directory listing, with no real respect for privacy or for the wali.
We built Sakinah because the people we love deserve better. Our sisters deserve a space where they are not being screenshotted. Our brothers deserve a path that pushes them toward sincerity, not endless options. Our parents deserve to be part of the journey, not informed at the end of it.
This is a quiet product, made slowly, by people who pray it becomes a means of khayr for the ummah.
What guides us
Four principles, written first.
Built for marriage, only.
We are not a dating app. Every screen, every default, every notification is shaped by the assumption that you are here to find a spouse, in shā Allāh, not to entertain yourself.
Islamic boundaries are the product.
Photos that reveal for five seconds and then vanish, wali visibility, conversation prompts that move toward seriousness, these aren't features, they are how the app behaves by default. We made them easy to keep and hard to forget.
Wali in the loop, by design.
Sakinah is one of the only apps that treats the wali as a first-class user. They aren't an afterthought screen, they are part of the matching journey, with their own view and their own role.
Your data is an amanah.
We do not sell information. We do not run ads. We do not log conversations for analytics. The minimum we need to make Sakinah work, and nothing more.
Why Sakinah is different
Built the way marriage should begin.
We started from the deen and worked outward, not from a feed, a swipe, or a profile listing. Here is what that gives you.
Character before a face
You read who someone really is, madhab, salah, family, marriage timeline, long before you ever see them. The photo comes last, never first.
A glance, then gone
When both walis say yes, you each get a single five-second glance. Then it vanishes, nothing to save, screenshot, or pass around.
The wali, in the room
Your wali is a first-class user with their own view, part of the journey from the start, not a name on a form or an afterthought screen.
No games, by design
No streaks, no quotas, no swiping, no engagement metrics. Sakinah is built to be left the moment it has done its job.
Your data is an amanah
We never sell your information, never run ads, and never mine your conversations. We keep the minimum to work, and nothing more.
Built to disappear
We introduce, hand over to the walis, and step out of the way, so you can get to a blessed nikah, in shā Allāh.
Who it's for
For Muslims everywhere. Opening August 2026, in shā Allāh.
Sakinah is for the ummah, wherever you are in the world. We open in shā Allāh in August 2026 and welcome communities across countries and continents, growing thoughtfully rather than rushing. If we are not live in your city the moment you join, you will be the first to know.
If you would like to help, du'ā, feedback, beta testing, or partnering with your local masjid, send a note to sakinah.help@gmail.com. We read every message.
Be early
Walk this path with us.
We are letting people in slowly, by community. Add your name to the waitlist and we will reach out when your city goes live.