Prayer habit
A salah tracker that resets at Fajr, not midnight
Updated 2026-08-29
As of 2026-08-29, Ihsan treats the worship day as five obligatory prayers and resets the log at Fajr. The 66-day program length follows the median time to habit automaticity in Lally et al. 2010 (range 18–254 days). Source: Lally et al., European Journal of Social Psychology (2010).
Source: Lally et al., European Journal of Social Psychology (2010)
| Need | Paper salah journal | Ihsan |
|---|---|---|
| Day boundary | Usually midnight | Fajr, matching the five prayers |
| Prayer times | Look up elsewhere | On-device times plus qibla |
| Adhkar and dhikr | Separate booklet | Same habit log |
| 66-day program | You draw the grid | Median 66-day length from Lally 2010 |
Questions
Why reset the log at Fajr instead of midnight?
The Islamic worship day is organized around the five prayers beginning at Fajr. A midnight calendar splits Isha and Fajr across two civil dates. Ihsan keeps them on the same worship day.
What does the 66-day figure actually measure?
Lally and colleagues (2010) asked 96 volunteers to repeat a daily eating or drinking action. The median time until the action felt automatic was 66 days, with a wide range. It is not a religious ruling.
Is a paper journal enough?
A printed chart works. Ihsan adds prayer times, qibla, and adhkar on the same Fajr clock, which a static PDF cannot do. The five prayers stay on one worship day.