Terms of use · Rafiq

These terms apply when you use the Rafiq app and this website. By using Rafiq you agree to them. If you do not agree, please do not use it.

What Rafiq is, and what it is not

Rafiq brings you verses of the Quran and authentic hadith, with reflections and answers written with the help of AI from the explanations of recognised scholars. It is a companion for reflection and learning.

Rafiq does not give religious rulings (fatwa). For a ruling on your own situation, ask a qualified scholar you trust. Rafiq is also not medical, psychological, legal or financial advice. If you are in danger or thinking of harming yourself, contact your local emergency services or someone you trust now.

We take great care that every text is quoted exactly and every explanation comes from its sources, and each answer is checked against them before it is shown. AI can still make mistakes, so for anything that matters, go back to the sources and to people of knowledge.

Your account

You sign in with Apple or Google, and you are responsible for activity on your account. Use Rafiq for yourself and in good faith: do not try to break, overload or misuse the service, and do not use it to produce harmful content. We may suspend accounts that do.

Rafiq Plus

Plus is a subscription bought through your Apple ID. Apple charges it at the start of each period, and it renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends.
You can manage or cancel it at any time in your iPhone's Settings, under your name, Subscriptions. Refunds are handled by Apple under its own policies.
The AI chats allow plenty of questions for normal use: currently up to 20 every two hours, shared between the two chats. This keeps Rafiq fair and affordable for everyone.
Features may change over time. If Plus loses something important, we will tell you in the app.

Texts, sources and credits

The texts in Rafiq belong to their sources and are used under their terms:

Arabic Quran text: the Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), used verbatim.
English translation in messages: Saheeh International, via QuranEnc.com.
Mushaf pages and fonts: the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran, via the Quran Foundation, which also provides the other translations, tafsirs and recitations in the Quran section.
Tafsir data, including al-Mukhtasar fi al-Tafsir: the Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies, under CC BY 4.0.
Hadith and their explanations: the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, HadeethEnc.com.
Recitations stream from QuranicAudio and EveryAyah.

The Rafiq name, design and app are ours. You may share messages and verses from the app for personal, non-commercial purposes.

Limits of our responsibility

We provide Rafiq as it is and work to keep it available and accurate, but we cannot promise it will always be free of errors or interruptions. To the extent the law allows, we are not responsible for decisions you make based on its content.

Changes and contact

We may update these terms; if a change matters, we will tell you in the app before it applies. Questions: [email protected].