Mateen does not reason about Islamic content from training data. Every verse, hadith and tafsir excerpt is retrieved from one of the sources below before synthesis. Hadith grade filtering is enforced in code, not prompts.
Provides: Quranic text, translations, word-by-word analysis, and tafsir.
Used for: Retrieving Arabic verses, multiple translations, and classical tafsir excerpts shown in Refute and Reflect.
© Quran.com — used under their public API terms.
Provides: Major hadith collections (Bukhari, Muslim, and others) with authenticity grades.
Used for: Sourcing graded hadith for evidence cards. Only Sahih / Hasan grades are surfaced in the response.
© Sunnah.com — used via their official API.
Provides: Scholarly Q&A reviewed by qualified scholars.
Used for: Reference and context for nuanced questions; users are directed here for personal rulings.
© SeekersGuidance — attributed per entry.
Provides: Scholarly Q&A.
Used for: Reference and context, attributed per entry.
© IslamQA — attributed per entry.
Provides: Open hadith dataset.
Used for: Fallback hadith source when Sunnah.com is unavailable.
Public dataset under its repository license.
Provides: Biblical text and references.
Used for: Rhetorical parallels surfaced only when a claim is explicitly Christian-framed.
Public domain text via bible-api.com.
Mateen does not issue fatwas or personal religious rulings. For a ruling on your specific situation, consult a qualified scholar.