Families & members
The mahallu register: every family (house) with its members, their position in the family, and how they are related.
What it does
- Families: house name (with Malayalam), family number, area, address, head of the family and an optional own monthly fee.
- Members: name, position in the family (head, wife, son, daughter-in-law…), gender, date of birth, joined date, mobile and WhatsApp, occupation, blood group, category, own fee, earning, and whether they are a registered member.
- Every family has exactly one head. Change the head from the family, not from the member.
- Move a member to another family (for example after marriage); the move is kept in the transfer history.
- Member status: active, inactive, left or deceased, with a date and a note. Only active members are billed.
- Category: ordinary, life, honorary or student. Life and honorary members are never billed the monthly fee.
- Each family has a personal link that shows its dues and receipts without an app.
- Fees card (on a family and on a member page): the fees they pay, with the amount and from which month. Add a fee puts them on an extra fee from Settings → Fees; tap an amount to give them their own amount or stop it after a month.
- Family tree (when the module is on): link parents, children and spouses, even across families, and see up to four generations each way.
- Collectors only see families in the areas given to them.
Put a family or member on an extra fee
- Make the fee first in More → Settings → Fees (for example Building fund, ₹100 a month).
- Open the family (or the member, when the masjid charges each member).
- On the Fees card, tap Add a fee.
- Choose the fee. Leave Own amount empty to use its usual amount, or type a different one for this family.
- Choose From month and, if it should stop, Until month. Tap Add fee.
- Dues for the fee are made from that month, and show in Collect with the monthly fee; the oldest are paid first.
- To change the amount or stop a fee later, tap its amount on the Fees card. Dues already made keep their amount; waive them in Dues if needed.
- Only people who can manage fees (admins) see Add a fee.
Add a new family
- Tap Families, then the + button at the top right.
- Enter the House name, and the House name (Malayalam) if you have it.
- Choose the Area and add the Address.
- Leave Own monthly fee empty to use the masjid default; fill it in only if this family pays a different amount.
- Under Head of the family, enter the head’s Name, Gender, Mobile and Date of birth.
- Tap Save. The family opens with its family number and the head as its first member.
- The family number is given automatically, using the prefix set in Settings → Billing.
- Once a family is on the register and billable, its monthly dues are created automatically, starting from the month it joined.
Add a member to a family
- Open the family from Families (search by house name, family number or phone).
- In the Members card, tap Add.
- Enter the Name and choose the Position in the family.
- Fill in what you know: gender, date of birth, joined on, mobile, WhatsApp, occupation, blood group.
- Pick the Category, tick Earning if they earn, and keep Registered member ticked if they are a member of the masjid.
- Tap Save.
- Date of birth matters when the masjid bills adults only: someone without a date of birth is treated as an adult.
- Own monthly fee on a member is used when the masjid bills each member, for example a lower fee for a student.
Change the head of a family
- Open the family and tap the three-dot button at the top right.
- Tap Change head.
- Choose the New head from the members of the family.
- Choose what The current head becomes (for example father or mother).
- Tap Save.
Move a member to another family
- Open the member (from Members or from their family).
- Tap the three-dot button and choose Move to another family.
- Search and pick the New family.
- Choose their Position there, the Reason (marriage, separation, new house, correction or other) and the Date.
- Tap Move.
- The head of a family cannot be moved. Make someone else the head first.
- Past dues and payments stay where they were. The move shows in Transfer history on the family’s three-dot menu.
Mark a member as left or deceased
- Open the member and tap the three-dot button.
- Tap Change status.
- Choose the Status, set the Date and add a Note if useful.
- Tap Save. From the next month they are no longer billed; dues already made stay.
Link relatives and see the family tree
- Open a member. If the masjid has the Family tree module, a Relatives card is shown.
- Tap Link, choose whether this person is Parent of…, Child of… or Spouse of…, search the relative and tap Link.
- If a yellow Suggested links box appears, tap Confirm next to a suggestion that is right.
- Tap Family tree on the member to see parents, grandparents, children and grandchildren in rows.
- Use the 2 / 3 / 4 generations choice at the top, and tap any person to see the tree from them.
- People who live in another family are shown with their house name in blue.
Questions
Can I delete a family?
Only the masjid admin can, and only when nothing has ever been paid for it. Otherwise mark its members as left so the history stays.
How do I share a family’s dues with them?
Open the family and tap Share under Personal link. They get a link that shows their pending months and receipts without signing in.
Can I download the member list?
Admins and treasurers see a download button at the top of Members. It exports the list with the filters and search you have applied.
Why can a collector not find a family?
Collectors only see families in the areas given to them in Users & roles. Ask the admin to add the area, or check that the family has the right area.