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n Egypt (in times past) there was a business where they had an office where you could pay to speak to a woman for a certain period of time. Something like ( $20.00 for 15 minutes.) If he wanted to marry her and vice versa they would speak until she agrees, only she never agrees and the office takes your money with no refund in mind...  Nice business-eh? Very haram!

Yesterday as I was browsing the web I learned there was a website in which claims “Halal”, yet she has 50-60% fake profiles. What is halal about this? She wear niqab in her Facebook picture which would indicate that she is a good Muslims. I would like to ask her how she can claim halal in this manner to deceive the people?

There are women in Egypt who make it their business to do matchmaking. If you have a son or daughter that needs to be married, you would go to her and request that she refer someone with good deen and then do a follow up by asking the local Imam if this person considered for marriage is a good Muslim as well as their family are good Muslims.  This is very noble from the sisters who play match maker.

On Linkedin some may be online matchmakers taking information via pen and paper and suggestions may be e-mailed. I have seen this way more frequently. I do not know how many actually marry this way or if it’s a lot of wasted effort for the matchmaker. Mash Allah for those involved in such actitivies, because this may take a lot of their time. In asking them to join us at Habibi Matrimonials, I was met with the response that they do not have a website because they do not want their pictures shown. I replied, " This is perfect because we have that option not to have their pictures shown, they can upload an Avatar use no pictures." No reply has been received, but I think these people who forward their information to be used in this manner must have good deen because I would think you would have to have alot of Sabr (patience) for this.

Ads in back of magazines now have been replaced by ads on websites, no real interaction unless the e-mail he sent for you to contact him actually is live and he is still looking and replies back.

Online Muslim Matrimonials have been around for about ten + years, where they mimic the dating website for the kufr.  They have bad reputation for a lot of Muslims, yet they work.

The concept behind a Muslim Matrimonials is for pure intention of marriage.  Though as people do not  have very good deen they join for many haram activities as this impacts the lives of those already on those sites. Admins job is to gain many members and not delete many members who are bad for the ummah. The Admin job is to make money end of story. Those who complain on a tradional Muslim Matrimonials will not be heard and that's no surprise when money is in their eyes.

That is not the case for Habibi Matrimonials. We depend on you to report any spam/scam e-mail and we rely on you to ensure those who contact you are doing so for the right reasons-marriage, if other reasons, share with us and we will take action. We WILL TAKE ACTION to safegaurd your welfare.

Then there are matchmaking events, where you pay a hefty fee to eat dinner with your parents present while you try to speak to prospective mates. There is a site called, Meet-up where singles in the San Francisco Bay Area in California meet up for activities for the sake of marriage. This is something I never knew existed when I was single.

Personally I feel you can gauge whether someone is serious for marriage online better than in person. Less pressure combined with whether you choose to respond to a prospective suitor is your choice with Imams on board you can be better represented.

It's all your choice but in the end you can finally say, "There is a good Muslim Matrimonials and that is Habibi Matrimonials!"