What Is Chaperone Mode (Wali Mode)? Family Involvement on Fazool
Chaperone Mode, also called Wali Mode, is a feature on Fazool that lets users invite up to 3 family members or trusted friends to oversee their marriage search. Chaperones receive their own login and get read-only access to the user's full profile, matches, and conversations. They can also message the user privately inside the app and receive push notifications when the user matches with someone new.
The feature is named after the concept of a wali in Islamic marriage tradition, where a guardian plays an active role in the process. Fazool built this into the app because family involvement in the marriage search is important to many Muslim families, and most apps either ignore it entirely or treat it as an afterthought.
How to Set Up Chaperone Mode
- Invite: Go to your settings and invite a chaperone by entering their email address. You can invite up to 3 people.
- They create an account: Your chaperone receives an email invitation and creates their own Fazool account. Their account is visually distinct, using a purple color scheme instead of the standard bronze, so there is no confusion about whose account they are in.
- They have full visibility: Once set up, your chaperone can see your full profile, photos, voice note, all matches, and all conversations.
What Can a Chaperone See?
- Your complete profile including photos, bio, and voice note
- All of your current matches
- All messages in every conversation
- Match notifications in real time via push notifications
What Can a Chaperone Do?
- Message you privately: A dedicated message thread between you and each chaperone, inside the app. This is for discussions like "I looked at his profile and have some questions" or "She seems kind, have you asked about her family?"
- Monitor your activity: They receive push notifications when you match with someone new.
What a Chaperone Cannot Do
- Swipe or send likes on your behalf
- Send messages to your matches
- Edit your profile or change your settings
- Delete matches or conversations
Chaperones have full visibility but zero control. They can see everything and change nothing. This is intentional: the feature provides oversight and support without taking agency away from the user.
Why Chaperone Mode Matters
Many Muslim families are uncomfortable with the idea of a marriage app because it feels like the process is happening behind closed doors. Chaperone Mode opens those doors. When a parent or guardian can see the conversations happening in real time, it builds trust in both the process and the app.
For users, having a chaperone provides a second perspective. Marriage is one of the most important decisions a person makes, and having trusted people in the loop can lead to better decisions. The private messaging feature means those conversations happen in context, inside the app where the chaperone can reference specific profiles and messages, rather than in a separate group chat where context gets lost.
Is Chaperone Mode Required?
No. Chaperone Mode is entirely optional. Users can choose to invite 0, 1, 2, or 3 chaperones. The feature exists for people who want family involvement, not to force it on anyone.