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Prayer Guides for Daily Worship

Clear, authentic answers to the questions Muslims search every day — and how Hayya, the privacy-first salah companion, helps you act on them.

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How to Pray Salah: Step-by-Step for Beginners

The 9 stages of prayer from Niyyah to Tasleem, with rakat counts — explained simply for new Muslims and reverts.

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Qibla

Find the Qibla Direction with Your iPhone

Locate the Kaaba from anywhere — even offline — and make sure your compass reading is accurate.

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Tool

Qibla Finder Online — From Your Location

One tap shows your exact bearing and distance to the Kaaba, with a live compass right in your browser.

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Prayer Times

Accurate Prayer Times: Methods Explained

ISNA vs MWL vs Umm al-Qura, Hanafi Asr, and why your app differs from your mosque.

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Salah Lock

Block Distracting Apps During Prayer

Stop losing 20 minutes to Instagram after the adhan — set up an automatic app blocker for salah.

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Prayer Habit

Best Prayer Tracker App for iPhone (2026)

What actually builds the habit: streaks with mercy, real privacy, offline support.

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Qada

How to Make Up Missed Prayers (Qada)

A practical, guilt-free system for estimating, scheduling and repaying missed salah.

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Privacy

Prayer Apps & Privacy: Protect Your Data

Some prayer apps sold Muslims' location data. What to check before you download.

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Dhikr

Morning & Evening Adhkar: Build the Habit

What the daily remembrances include, when to say them, and how to never miss a day.

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For Women

A Prayer App Designed for Muslim Women

Haid Mode pauses your streak during menstruation — no penalty, no judgment.

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Fasting

Fasting Tracker: Ramadan & White Days

Track obligatory and voluntary fasts, Suhoor & Iftar times, and makeup fasts.

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No Ads

Prayer App Without Ads: Why It Matters

Why most prayer apps run ads, and what ad-free means for your khushu.

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For Kids

Best Islamic Apps for Kids (2026)

Quran, salah and story apps — plus the kid-safety checklist to run first.

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Apple Watch

Prayer Times on Apple Watch

Complications, mirrored notifications, and what your wrist can do today.

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Athan

Best Athan App for iPhone

Why adhan alerts fail on iOS and what a reliable athan app does differently.

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Apps

Best Muslim Apps in 2026

An honest stack by category: prayer, Quran, memorization and more.

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Template

Free Prayer Tracker Template (PDF)

Printable PDF, Google Sheets and Notion salah trackers — and their limits.

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Qada

Qada Calculator: Missed Prayers

Estimate how many prayers you've missed and get a realistic repayment plan.

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Hijri

Islamic Calendar 2026 (1448 AH)

Every Hijri month with Gregorian dates and the key worship dates ahead.

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Zakat

How to Calculate Zakat

The 2.5% formula, nisab in grams, and a clear worked example.

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Seasonal

Rabi al-Awwal 2026: Dates & Mawlid

Starts August 14. The month's significance and practical ways to honor it.

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Widgets

Prayer Times Widget for iPhone

Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy setup — plus fixes when widgets stall.

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Journal

How to Keep a Salah Journal

Muhasabah in practice: prompts to use after each prayer, paper or app.

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Habit

How to Never Miss a Prayer Again

Habit science for salah: cues, rewards, and streaks with mercy.

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Family

Teach Kids Salah, Age by Age

A gentle decade-long path from watching you pray to praying five.

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Dhikr

Tasbih Counter: 33/33/34 Explained

The post-prayer tasbih, and fingers vs beads vs app.

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Fajr

How to Pray Fajr (and Wake Up for It)

The rakat, the virtue, and a realistic wake-up system.

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Witr

How to Pray Witr

1, 3 or more rakat, qunoot, and how the madhabs differ.

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Tahajjud

Tahajjud: When and How

Calculate the last third of the night and start with just 2 rakat.

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Khushu

How to Focus in Prayer

What khushu means and practical ways to be present in salah.

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Travel

Prayer While Traveling: Qasr & Jam'

Shortening and combining prayers, madhab by madhab, plus flight tips.

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