Zakah calculator
Many people pay zakah on their savings but miss the rules for their business. Read the four points below, then fill in what applies to you.
Four things to know first
2.5%
Of wealth above the nisab
The nisab is the minimum: the value of 85 g of gold or 595 g of silver. Below it, no zakah is due.
1 Islamic year
Not 1 January to 1 January
Your zakah year starts the day your wealth first reached the nisab, counted in lunar months.
Stock counts
If you sell goods
Count business cash, the selling value of stock you hold for sale, and money customers owe you.
Services
If you sell a service
There's no zakah on the service itself, only on the cash and savings it has produced.
Work out your zakah
Enter what you hold today. Leave anything that doesn't apply at 0. Nothing you type leaves your device.
What you own
What you owe now
Common questions about zakah
What is the nisab?
The nisab is the minimum amount of wealth you must have before zakah is due. It's measured against 85 grams of gold or 595 grams of silver, so its value changes with the price of those metals. If your zakatable wealth is below the nisab, you owe no zakah.
When is my zakah year?
Your zakah year runs on the Islamic (lunar) calendar, not from 1 January. It starts on the day your wealth first reached the nisab, and zakah is due when one lunar year has passed with your wealth still at or above it.
Do I pay zakah on my house or car?
Not on the home you live in or the car you use. Zakah is due on savings and on goods held for sale, not on things you own for your own use.
My business sells a service. What do I pay zakah on?
On the cash and savings the business holds, and on money customers owe you that you expect to be paid. There's no stock to count, and the service itself isn't zakatable.
Can I give my zakah through you?
Yes. Choose Zakah when you give, or write ZAKAH in your bank transfer reference. Zakah gifts are kept apart from all other gifts and only spent on people who are eligible to receive zakah.