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Hosting Taraweeh as a Private Group: what approval involves
The checks a Private Group completes before it can publish a listing or invite a Hafiz, what Huffaz see on your profile, and how to avoid delays.
Taraweeh Connect team · · 2 min read
A Hafiz who accepts a Private Group’s booking may lead Taraweeh in a home or a shared space and stay with people they have never met. That is why Private Groups are checked more thoroughly than mosques, and why the checks have to be complete before a Private Group can recruit.
The four requirements
- The organiser’s ID is verified.
- The group’s address is verified.
- At least one reference is approved by an administrator. This can be a letter from a nearby mosque, a recommendation from a scholar or Imam, an endorsement from a community leader, or a recommendation from an existing verified user.
- An administrator approves the group.
Until all four are in place, the database refuses to publish an Open listing or re-open one, and invitations are blocked. You can still build your profile and search and view Huffaz. A banner explains that approval is needed before you can invite.
What Huffaz see
- Three verification ticks: ID verified, address verified and reference approved.
- A trust score, based on ID verification, references, completed Ramadan history, reviews and successful bookings.
- Your group details: group type, approximate attendance, prayer space type, whether it is a men-only or family setting, and the facilities you offer.
- Your location as an approximate area only, and only if you choose to appear on the map.
Safety photos
Upload a photo of the prayer space and, if you offer a room, a photo of the accommodation. The photos are stored privately and shown only to signed-in users. Missing photos don’t stop you publishing, but your profile is marked incomplete, and Huffaz will reasonably want to see where they would pray and sleep.
Avoiding delays
- Start verification months before Ramadan. Administrators review each item by hand.
- Line up your reference early. Ask your local mosque or Imam before you register.
- If an item is rejected, read the reason and resubmit.
If approval is later withdrawn, your listings that are already Open stay open, but you cannot publish new ones or re-open old ones.