Work Out Your Zakat in Under 2 Minutes

Zakat is obligatory on every adult, sane Muslim who owns wealth at or above the nisab threshold for a full lunar year. This includes cash, savings, gold, silver, business stock and other qualifying assets, once any debts due immediately have been deducted.

No, zakat is not tied to Ramadan. It becomes due on your own personal lunar anniversary, the date your wealth first reached nisab and stayed there for a full lunar year. That date could fall in any month. Many Muslims choose to pay during Ramadan anyway, for its extra reward, but zakat can be worked out and given at any time of year.

Scholars hold differing views on this question. Some hold that zakat is due on all gold owned, including jewellery worn regularly, valued at its current resale price. Others hold that gold jewellery kept for personal wear, within reasonable limits, is exempt. Given this difference of opinion, we would encourage you to follow the view you are confident in, and to consult a scholar if you are unsure how it applies to you.

The silver nisab (612.36g) is lower in pound terms than the gold nisab (87.48g), so more people's wealth reaches it. This calculator uses the silver nisab by default, as it is widely recommended for cash and mixed assets, since it means more wealth becomes zakatable and more support reaches those in need. You can switch to the gold nisab at any time using the toggle in step three.

Yes. Projects that directly serve zakat-eligible recipients, such as the poor and needy, are generally accepted as valid uses of zakat by most scholars. Our water projects in Gaza and orphan sponsorship programme both reach families in genuine hardship, so your zakat can be allocated to either. Simply select "Zakat" as your donation type at checkout so it is recorded and distributed correctly.