Marriage on the manhaj of the Salaf

We built Kitab to put you back at the center of the marriage process — alongside, never overriding, the woman whose marriage you guard.

When she signs up:

• Phone code on YOUR phone to confirm an active wali.
• Separate email magic link confirming you accept the role.
• When both members accept their weekly match, you are notified. Review the brother's profile, approve or decline in a private wali↔brother thread.
• Once you approve, a three-way thread opens — you, the brother, and the sister. You stay present from the first hello to nikah.

A reminder of the Sharee'ah on the wali's role:

The wali is a TRUST (amaanah), not a position of unchecked authority. The Quran warns against `udl — withholding women from suitable marriage. Allah says: "And when you divorce women and they have fulfilled their term, do not prevent them from remarrying their [former] husbands if they agree among themselves on an acceptable basis" (al-Baqarah 2:232). Scholars derive the broader prohibition of `udl from this verse. The Prophet ﷺ also allowed Khansa bint Khidam رضي الله عنها to annul a marriage her father had arranged without her consent (Sahih al-Bukhari 5138).

Practically: decline what is clearly impermissible. For everything else, consult her. If a brother is suitable in his deen and character, withholding her from him is sinful even if you personally would prefer someone else.

We are not here to replace you. We are here to surface qualified, manhaj-aligned candidates and let you fulfill your role with better information than the community alone can provide.