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Zakat calculator
Gold and silver prices change every day: check the current quote before calculating. The prefilled values are only a starting point.
Worked examples
With gold at $110.00/g (nisab: $9,350.00) and silver at $1.20/g (nisab: $714.00).
| Zakatable wealth | Status | Zakat (2.5%) |
|---|---|---|
| $500.00 | Below both nisabs | $0.00 |
| $5,000.00 | Above the silver nisab only | $125.00 under the silver rule |
| $12,000.00 | Above the gold nisab | $300.00 |
| $50,000.00 | Above the gold nisab | $1,250.00 |
| $200,000.00 | Above the gold nisab | $5,000.00 |
What counts toward zakat
Zakatable wealth is wealth that sits or grows: money in any form, gold and silver, investments (stocks, funds, crypto) and trade goods. Personal use assets stay out: the home you live in, your everyday car, the tools of your trade. Short term debts are deducted from the total in most opinions. On the net amount above the nisab, the 2.5% rate applies.
The nisab is the minimum wealth threshold: 85 g of gold or 595 g of silver, converted at the current price. The hawl is the time condition: wealth must stay above the nisab for one full lunar year (about 354 days) before zakat falls due. The legal schools differ on legitimate points: the Hanafi school usually adopts the silver nisab, which is lower and brings in more payers, benefiting recipients, and treats even personal jewellery as zakatable; the Maliki, Shafii and Hanbali schools exempt jewellery in personal use, and many contemporary scholars prefer the gold nisab for money. All are respected positions within the tradition.
This calculation is educational. The final zakat amount, specific cases (pensions, rental property, long term debts) and the choice of nisab belong with a qualified scholar or the religious authority of your community.
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