Zakat Calculator Online
Calculate your exact Zakat obligation quickly and accurately. Find out if you meet the Nisab and compute the 2.5% on your wealth.
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Our comprehensive online Zakat Calculator allows you to add all your assets (gold, silver, cash, savings, investments) and deduct your debts to find out your exact Zakat liability.
Open Zakat CalculatorWhat is Zakat?
Zakat is the third pillar of Islam. It is a mandatory charitable contribution, often considered to be a tax, levied on the wealth that exceeds the Nisab limit, owned by a Muslim for one lunar year. It is generally calculated at a rate of 2.5% on accumulated wealth.
Understanding Nisab
Nisab is the minimum threshold of wealth a person must own for a full lunar year before Zakat becomes obligatory. The Nisab was set by Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) at a rate equivalent to:
- 87.48 grams (7.5 tolas) of gold
- 612.36 grams (52.5 tolas) of silver
In modern times, it's safer and more beneficial to the poor to calculate the Nisab using the silver standard, meaning if your total net assets equal or exceed the current market value of 612.36 grams of silver, you must pay Zakat.
Who is eligible to receive Zakat?
The Quran explicitly mentions eight categories of people who can receive Zakat (Surah At-Tawbah 9:60):
- Al-Fuqara (The poor)
- Al-Masakin (The needy)
- Al-Amilina 'Alayha (Administrators of Zakat)
- Al-Mu'allafati Qulubuhum (To reconcile hearts / new Muslims)
- Fir-Riqab (To free those in bondage)
- Al-Gharimin (Those in debt)
- Fi Sabilillah (In the cause of Allah)
- Ibn As-Sabil (The wayfarer/traveler)