For parents
Helping your son or daughter find a spouse
How parents take part
- Step 1
Your child joins
Your son or daughter creates their own free profile. Members must be 18 or over and live in the UK.
- Step 2
They invite you
From the Chaperone / Wali screen they add your name and email and choose your relationship, such as father or mother.
- Step 3
You follow the conversations
Once you accept, you can receive email copies of the messages they send and talk through each potential match together.
Why consent comes first
In Islam a marriage needs the free consent of both the bride and the groom. That is why we do not let anyone create a profile for another person. Your role is to advise, ask questions and look after your child's interests, which is what the wali feature is designed for.
Questions to ask the other family
- How do they practise their faith day to day, and what do they expect after marriage?
- Where do they plan to live, and will they live with family?
- What are their plans for work, study and children?
- Have they been married before, and do they have children?
- What do they expect for the nikah, mahr and walima?
Our nikah guide explains the Islamic and legal steps, and our safety advice covers first meetings.
Questions from parents
Can I register on behalf of my son or daughter?
No. To protect consent, every member must create and run their own account. Your son or daughter signs up, then invites you as their wali or guardian from the app.
What can I see as their wali?
Once you accept their invitation, you can receive an email copy of each message they send. For their matches’ privacy, messages written by other members are never shared. They choose whether to turn this on and can change it at any time.
Is it suitable for finding a rishta?
Yes. Members are single Muslims in the UK looking for marriage, and they can filter by city, sect and background, including Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian, Arab and Somali heritage.
Does it cost anything?
Joining is free. Optional memberships start at 99p a week and give more likes, compliments and profile boosts.
Read more about the role of the wali, or browse by community: Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian and Somali marriage.
Share UK Muslim Marriage with your child
It is free to join, and they can invite you as their wali in a couple of taps.