About Sakina Care
Sakina (سكينة) — the tranquility God sends down into hearts, especially in hardship.
When a Muslim parent begins to need daily help — and especially when their final season approaches — the right caregiver is rarely a stranger to the faith. Same-gender care, halal food, wudu and prayer times, a Yaseen recited softly, family close by at the end: these aren't preferences to negotiate. They're how our families care.
Today, finding that person means asking around: mosque WhatsApp groups, a cousin's neighbor, an aunty who knows someone. It works — slowly, sometimes, in the city you grew up in. It fails when you need someone this week, or in a new city, or with real end-of-life experience.
Sakina Care is the searchable version of that word of mouth: a simple directory where Muslim caregivers describe what they offer and Muslim families describe what they need, metro by metro, starting with the communities where our families are concentrated.
How we keep it trustworthy
- A human reviews every listing before it appears, and any listing can be reported and taken down.
- We are honest about what we don't do. We don't background-check, license, or vouch for anyone — and we say so on every profile, because pretending otherwise is how people get hurt. Verification is yours to do, and we show you exactly how.
- Caregivers keep everything they earn. We never take a percentage of wages. The directory stays free; revenue comes from clearly-labeled sponsored placements and local business ads.
What Sakina Care is not
We are not a home care agency, nurse registry, staffing service, or referral agency. We don't employ caregivers, match them to families, supervise care, or handle payment for care. Think of us the way you'd think of the bulletin board at your masjid — with a search box and a moderator. The full picture is in our disclaimer and terms.
Contact
Questions, corrections, partnership ideas (masjids and community organizations especially welcome): email salaam@sakinacare.org.