Calculate your Zakat accurately, then understand it completely.
Zakat Finance is built to be the ultimate Zakat calculator and knowledge hub. Calculate across cash, gold, investments, and crypto with nisab options and eligible debts, then learn with premium guides, examples, and evidence from the Qur’an and authentic narrations.
Clear breakdown
Total assets, eligible debts, net zakatable wealth, nisab threshold, and amount due.
Beginner to advanced
Start simple, then go deeper with asset-specific guides that cover edge cases.
Evidence-first
Built around Qur’an and authentic hadith, with practical explanations you can apply.
Educational estimates. For personal rulings (jewellery, debts, retirement funds, business details), consult a qualified scholar and follow one consistent method.
Calculators
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Start with the main calculator, then use country pages for local examples and common scenarios.
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Main Zakat Calculator
Full breakdown: assets, eligible debts, nisab (gold/silver), and Zakat due.
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USA (USD)
US examples: brokerage, credit cards, and retirement accounts context.
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UK (GBP)
UK examples: ISAs, pensions notes, and common questions.
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UAE (AED)
UAE examples: gold jewellery, souq pricing notes, remittances & salary.
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Best starting point
Use the main calculator for the most complete result. Then read the guide that matches your wealth type so you don’t miss categories.
Guides
Premium guides that answer everything
Each guide is built to be complete, practical, and evidence-first, with examples and clear structure.
Fundamentals
What is Zakat
Complete guide to what is Zakat: third pillar of Islam, 2.5% annual charity, purification of wealth, mandatory obligation, eight recipient categories, and comprehensive Quranic and Hadith evidence.
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Fundamentals
Who is Eligible for Zakat
Complete guide to who is eligible for Zakat: eight Quranic categories, poor and needy criteria, family restrictions, verification methods, and authentic evidence on Zakat recipients.
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Foundation
What is Nisab
Minimum threshold for Zakat. Gold vs silver nisab, how nisab works, and how it affects whether Zakat is due.
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Timing
When to Pay Zakat
Hawl explained in real life terms. Choose your Zakat date, avoid timing mistakes, and understand paying in Ramadan.
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Assets
Zakat on Gold
How to value gold, coins, bars, jewelry questions, and how gold connects to nisab and accountability.
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Assets
Zakat on Cash and Savings
Bank balances, salary savings, accounts, cash equivalents, practical workflows, and examples.
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Method
A clean Zakat workflow you can repeat every year
This is the practical way most people keep their calculation consistent and accurate.
Step 1
Pick a Zakat date
Choose a Hijri/lunar yearly date (hawl) and keep it consistent year to year.
Learn about hawl →Step 2
Snapshot your wealth
Total your zakatable assets on that date: cash, gold/silver (if included), investments, crypto.
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Apply nisab and debts
Choose gold or silver nisab, subtract eligible near-term debts (based on your method), then calculate.
Understand nisab →Evidence
Built on Qur’an and authentic hadith
Zakat is worship and obligation, so we keep the evidence visible and easy to understand.
Qur’an
Zakat recipients (8 categories)
Qur’an 9:60
Defines eligible recipients and clarifies distribution, central to understanding Zakat’s purpose.
Qur’an
Zakat purifies wealth
Qur’an 9:103
Highlights purification and spiritual benefit tied to giving.
Hadith
Islam built upon five pillars (includes Zakat)
Sahih al-Bukhari 8
Places Zakat among the pillars of Islam, showing it is core worship.
Hadith
Warning against withholding Zakat (gold & silver)
Sahih Muslim 987a
Emphasizes seriousness and accountability regarding wealth and Zakat.
Ready to calculate correctly
Calculate your Zakat in minutes with a clean breakdown you can repeat yearly
Use the premium calculator to total your zakatable assets, apply nisab (gold or silver), subtract eligible debts based on your method, and get a clear final amount. Then use the guides to confirm edge cases like gold, investments, retirement accounts, and crypto, all with evidence-first explanations.
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