Zakat calculator: how much zakat do you owe?
The zakat calculator works out your zakat al-mal: enter cash, savings, gold, silver, investments and debts, choose the nisab standard, and you see at once whether zakat is due and how much (2.5% of your net wealth). The prefilled amounts are placeholders.
Source: National Zakat Foundation (UK): Nisab – 85 g of gold or 595 g of silver. Updated: .
How it is calculated
How to work out your zakat
- Enter cash, bank balance, investments, business stock and money owed to you. Enter gold and silver in grams.
- Enter today’s gold and silver price per gram (the numbers shown are only examples) and subtract debts that are due.
- Choose the nisab standard. If your net wealth is above it, zakat is 2.5% of that amount (one fortieth).
What is the nisab?
The nisab is the minimum amount above which zakat becomes due. Scholars set it differently: the common standards are 85 g of gold or 595 g of silver; another opinion uses 87.48 g of gold (and 612.36 g of silver). The silver standard gives a lower threshold, so more people owe zakat. Which standard you follow depends on your school of thought or your community’s advice; the calculator shows the value of the nisab in your currency for each.
What counts as wealth?
Usually zakatable are cash and savings, gold and silver, business stock, investments and debts owed to you that you expect to get back. Everyday items, the home you live in and your car do not count. Schools of thought differ about jewellery made of gold and silver; ask your community if unsure. Debts that are due are deducted.
Hawl and the limits of the calculator
Zakat applies to wealth that stayed above the nisab for a full lunar year (hawl), which the calculator cannot know. Farming and livestock have their own rules, and zakat al-fitr at the end of Ramadan is a fixed amount per person. The calculator is no substitute for religious advice. Useful dates are in the Ramadan calendar and the Hijri calendar, and you can find prayer times for your place here too.
Frequently asked questions
How much zakat do I have to pay?
Zakat al-mal is 2.5% (one fortieth) of your zakatable net wealth, provided it reaches the nisab and you have held it for a lunar year.
How high is the nisab?
Commonly 85 g of gold or 595 g of silver; other scholars give 87.48 g of gold or 612.36 g of silver. The value depends on the gold or silver price you enter in the calculator.
Which price do I have to enter?
Today’s price per gram of gold (or silver) in your currency, for example from your bank or a bullion dealer. The prefilled value is only an example.
Does gold jewellery count as wealth?
Schools of thought differ. Enter your jewellery if your school includes it; otherwise leave it at 0 grams. If unsure, ask your community.
Are my figures stored?
No. Everything is calculated in your browser and nothing is sent.
Sources and legal basis
- National Zakat Foundation (UK): Nisab – 85 g of gold or 595 g of silver
- Islamic Relief Australia: Nisab – Gold-/Silber-Maßstab
- IslamWeb: gold and silver in the calculation of the nisab
- Wikipedia: Zakat – nisab, hawl, recipients (scholars differ on the nisab)
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