--- title: "Zakat Calculator 2026 — Nisab Threshold, How to Calculate & Pay" description: "Calculate your Zakat for 2026. Enter your savings, gold, investments and business assets to find your 2.5% obligation. Nisab threshold, country comparison, and how to pay — explained." url: "https://worldcalculators.org/calculators/zakat/" canonical: "https://worldcalculators.org/calculators/zakat/" --- # Zakat Calculator 2026 Calculate your Zakat for 2026. Enter your savings, gold, investments and business assets to find your 2.5% obligation. Nisab threshold, country comparison, and how to pay — explained. ## Quick answer Zakat is the Islamic obligation to donate 2.5% of your qualifying net wealth above the nisab threshold once per lunar year. The nisab in 2026 is approximately $7,500 (gold standard, 85g) or $550 (silver standard, 595g). If your savings, gold, investments and business assets — minus short-term debts — have exceeded the nisab for a full lunar year, you owe 2.5% of the total to eligible recipients. ## Zakat Calculator Calculator provided by zakat-calculator.org.uk. If the calculator does not load, your browser may be blocking third-party embeds — try opening it directly here . You can pay your Zakat securely through a verified partner — 100% donation policy, every penny goes to those in need . Payments are processed securely and distributed to eligible Zakat recipients worldwide. ## What is Zakat? Zakat (زكاة, meaning "purification" or "growth") is the third of the Five Pillars of Islam. It is a mandatory annual charitable contribution of 2.5% of a Muslim's qualifying net wealth that has been held above the nisab threshold for one complete lunar year. Unlike voluntary charity (sadaqah), Zakat is a religious obligation (fard) for every adult Muslim who meets the wealth conditions. It is mentioned in the Quran 32 times alongside the obligation to pray (salah), emphasising its importance as a pillar of Islamic faith. Zakat serves a dual purpose: it purifies the wealth of the giver and provides for the needy in the community. ## Who Must Pay Zakat? Zakat is obligatory on every Muslim who simultaneously meets these conditions: Non-Muslims are not required to pay Zakat. Children's wealth held in trust is subject to Zakat according to the Shafi'i and Maliki schools, but not according to Hanafi scholars. The wealth does not need to be in use — idle savings above the nisab for a full year are zakatable. ## Nisab Threshold 2026 The nisab is the minimum wealth threshold below which Zakat is not obligatory. It is set at either 85 grams of gold or 595 grams of silver . Because gold and silver prices fluctuate daily, the nisab changes constantly. The table below shows approximate 2026 values: *Prices approximate for 2026. Gold ~$88/g, Silver ~$0.92/g. Verify live prices at kitco.com or similar. ## Zakat al-Mal vs Zakat al-Fitr Annual 2.5% on qualifying net wealth above the nisab, held for a full lunar year. Covers cash, savings, gold, silver, investments, and business inventory. Paid at any point in the year on your Zakat anniversary date. Smaller, separate obligation paid at end of Ramadan before Eid al-Fitr prayer. Approximately 2.5–3 kg of staple food (wheat, rice, dates) or its cash equivalent per person in the household. In 2026: approximately £5–15 / $7–20 per person in Western countries. Every Muslim — including children — must pay if they have sufficient means. ## How to Calculate Zakat Step by Step Choose a fixed date each lunar year — the first of Ramadan is most common. Your wealth must have stayed above the nisab for a full lunar year before Zakat is owed. Cash and bank savings + Current market value of gold and silver (all forms) + Stocks, shares, and investment funds + Business inventory (trade goods) + Money owed to you that you expect to collect. ## Zakat by Country: Nisab, Law, and How to Pay Zakat regulations and collection mechanisms vary significantly across Muslim-majority and Western countries. *Nisab values approximate for 2026. Gold ~$88/g (SAR 330/g, AED 323/g, RM 420/g, PKR 24,700/g, IDR 1,420,000/g, EGP 2,650/g). Silver ~$0.92/g. Verify live gold/silver prices for the exact threshold. ## Differences Between Sunni and Shia Zakat The four Sunni schools of jurisprudence (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali) agree on the core 2.5% rate and most zakatable asset categories, but differ on details: Source: https://worldcalculators.org/calculators/zakat/ Markdown mirror of the HTML page. Prefer this URL for RAG; the interactive calculator still lives on the HTML page.