Questions, answered.

No member can. There are no photos in the feed at all, you are matched on character first, and browsing shows monograms rather than faces. A photo is revealed only after you have both explicitly agreed to it, for ten seconds at a time and no more than three times each, and it cannot be saved or screenshotted. Every one of those views is logged, and you are notified the moment your photo is opened. There is no anonymous browsing between members. Your photos are also seen by the reviewer on our team who approves your profile before it goes live, and every such view is logged.

Inside a conversation, each of you has a button: I agree to a first glance. Pressing it shows a warning first, are you sure, because agreeing cannot be undone. Nothing happens until the other person presses theirs too. Only when both of you have agreed does the glance unlock: each of you can look for ten seconds at a time, up to three times in that match, and that is the whole allowance. Every view is recorded, and the other person is notified each time you look. If you would rather talk first and look later, or never, simply don't press it. The review team's check happens earlier, before your profile is live, and is separate from this.

You may add up to two photos, one of them required. Neither is ever a thumbnail in a feed, and browsing shows monograms rather than faces. Before your profile goes live, a reviewer on our team checks your photos, and that view is logged. After that, the only way another member sees them is a first glance: when you both agree, each of you can look for ten seconds, up to three times in that match. The photo then disappears, the app blocks screenshots and screen recording so it cannot be saved or passed around, and you are notified every time someone views it. A glance to confirm, not a gallery to browse.

Every new profile is checked by a person on our team before it becomes visible to anyone, which is how we keep the app free of fake and unserious accounts. That reviewer is always the same gender as you, sisters are reviewed by sisters and brothers by brothers, and it is enforced in our systems, not left to good intentions. They see your profile, your photos, and the ID you submitted. They cannot read your private messages. Every time a reviewer opens a photo or an ID, it is written to a log with their name on it.

Never. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We do not run third-party advertising in the app. We do not target you with promotions based on your behaviour. The full details are in our privacy policy.

Your profile, photos, and messages are deleted within thirty days, except where we are legally required to retain limited records (for example, to handle reports of harm). Backups are rotated on a thirty-day cycle.

Matches are based on what you tell us about your deen, family, stage of life, and what you are looking for in a spouse, not on engagement metrics or how often you open the app. We do not optimise for swipes or screen time; we optimise for sincerity of fit.

Yes. You can filter by sect, madhhab, level of practice, language, ethnicity, and where you are open to living. Filters are private, the people you filter never know.

There is no daily cap and no rationing. You see everyone who fits the filters you set, sect, practice, ethnicity, city, age, and no one who doesn't. What we refuse to build is an engagement algorithm: no ranking people to keep you scrolling, no withholding profiles to bring you back tomorrow. Your filters decide, not our metrics.

Sisters are strongly encouraged to add a wali, and the experience is designed around that. Brothers may add a parent or trusted older relative if they wish. Either way, wali tools are free and never gated by a paywall.

Your wali sees the matches you receive and the conversations you invite them into. They do not see your private messages before mutual interest, the profiles you pass on, or your browsing history. Wali is not surveillance, it is partnership.

Wali tools work on any phone, in basic data conditions, and the interface will be available in major languages at launch, including Arabic, Urdu, Bahasa, Turkish, and French.

Browse for free, then choose a plan when you are ready to message: $24.99/month, $109.99 for six months ($18.33/mo, the most popular), or $249.99 once until you are married. All prices are in US dollars (USD). See the Pricing page for what each plan includes.

Sakinah has a hardship program, free access for sincere applicants who cannot pay, covered by Sakinah at our own cost. A small volunteer team reviews each application within forty-eight hours. The full details are on the Pricing page.

Email contact@sakinah.ca. We read every message, in shā Allāh, and reply quickly.

September 2026, in shā Allāh, in a small set of cities to start. Join the waitlist and we will let you know the moment your city is included.