"Hilarious women on the show" - Muslim Matchmaker's Hoda Abrahim discusses her clients

Muslim Matchmaker premiered on Hulu on February 12, 2025. The eight-part series focuses on 8 individuals who are trying to find their future partners while also abiding by their faith. In the center of it all, viewers shall see Hoda Abrahim and Yasmin Elhady, the two matchmakers.

The show introduces a fresh perspective against traditional reality TV dating shows. It includes Muslim American singles trying to navigate the complexities of modern dating and staying true to their culture and religious values.

Matchmaker Hoda has helped countless singles find love through her Rule of Three. This method is designed to foster meaningful connections between two individuals and is a structured thought process.

Talking about her clients on the show, she says that they are not what is stereotypically assumed about Muslim women. She explains,

"I think people will be shocked to see that Muslims probably aren't what they thought we were. I think people assume we're kind of just these like quiet, you know, really soft-spoken type of women. And I think that you'll be so surprised to see that that is not the case."

She added,

"We have some hilarious women on the show, and they're smart and ambitious and career-oriented, and I think it's going to shatter a lot of misconceptions."

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Hoda Abrahim talks about the Rule of Three

One concept that has been popularized by Muslim Matchmaker is the Rule of Three. Carefully thought out by matchmaker Hoda Abrahim, she says it is a method that will help her clients know their prospects better and be patient with them.

The rule enforces "three dates in three months and three hundred questions." Explaining her reasoning behind the same,

"We don't want you to make a decision on somebody, whether it's, you want to move forward or you want to kind of pull away, before meeting them at least three times in person within a three-month time period.

Continuing, she said,

"And then the 300 questions, it's not 300 all at once. It's essentially giving you talking points so that by the time you reach this three-month mark or more, you've covered some of the big topics."

Hoda also highlights how a balance between dating and culture is challenging for American Muslims. Dating practices in the West emphasize casual relationships, many of her clients often prefer to have long-term commitments from the beginning.

On the contrary, the traditional arranged marriages that their clients' parents practice do not necessarily align with the realities of growing up in the United States.

Thus, to bridge this gap, Hoda and Yasmin of Muslim Matchmaker aid her clients and also become a token of assurance for their parents, to help them set realistic expectations and get a match with their values and personal aspirations intact. Hoda says,

"Most of the people on the show are first-generation Muslim Americans. The casual kind of dating style you find in the west doesn't really work for us because we are looking for marriage and long-term commitments kind of right out the gate. But some of the ways our parents did this doesn't necessarily work for us living here either, so we try and find this middle ground."

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Muslim Matchmaker is streaming on Hulu right now.