Zakat Calculator
Calculate zakat on wealth (Zakat al-Maal) and Zakat al-Fitr using current gold and silver prices, in US dollars ($) or Cambodian riel (៛).
Currency
Calculate in US dollars or Cambodian riel
Current nisab value:
Lunar year 354 days or solar year 365 days
1. Cash & bank accounts
Cash at home, in your wallet and savings in every bank
2. Gold & silver savings
By weight in grams or tael, at market value
3. Business inventory
Goods for resale (at current wholesale value)
💡 Note: shop equipment, machines, tables, chairs, computers and buildings are not included.
4. Investments & money owed to you
Shares, securities and loans you expect to be repaid
5. Deduct: debts due now
Urgent debts payable this month or in the short term
⚠️ Only debts due immediately may be deducted. For long-term debts such as a 20-year home loan, deduct only the part due this month/year.
Zakat is due only when your net wealth stays above the nisab for a full lunar year (354 days) without dropping below it.
Calculate Zakat al-Fitr for your family
An obligation on every Muslim before the Eid al-Fitr prayer (Salat al-Eid), to feed the poor and purify the fast from its shortcomings.
Family members
Include yourself, your spouse, children and dependants
Early on the morning of Eid al-Fitr, before going out to the Eid prayer.
1 to 2 days before Eid (28 or 29 Ramadan) to make distribution easier.
Given after the Eid prayer it counts as ordinary charity (sadaqah), not Zakat al-Fitr.
The 8 categories entitled to zakat (Asnaf)
Allah has clearly defined who may receive zakat; it may not be given outside these 8 categories.
1. Al-Fuqara
The very poorThose with no wealth or no income sufficient for basic living at all.
2. Al-Masakin
The needyThose with some income, but not enough to meet their essential daily needs.
3. Al-'Amilina 'Alayha
Zakat collectors and administratorsIndividuals or committees appointed to collect, safeguard and distribute zakat.
4. Al-Mu'allafati Qulubuhum
Those whose hearts are to be reconciledNew Muslims, or those who need encouragement to strengthen their faith.
5. Fir-Riqab
Freeing captivesRescuing or freeing those held in unjust captivity or slavery.
6. Al-Gharimin
Those in debtThose who have fallen into serious debt for lawful reasons (not gambling or sin) and cannot repay it.
7. Fi Sabilillah
In the cause of AllahSpreading the faith, Islamic education, building the community and defending the religion.
8. Ibnus-Sabeel
The stranded travellerTravellers in hardship who run out of money on the way, even if they are wealthy at home.
🚫 Who cannot receive zakat
Children are already obliged to support them directly; it cannot be counted as zakat.
Supporting them is already the parents' own duty.
The husband is already obliged to provide for her (nafaqah) in marriage.
Those with sufficient wealth and the family of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Banu Hashim) are not allowed to receive zakat.
Zakat compared with other forms of giving in Islam
Understand the differences between zakat, sadaqah, sadaqah jariyah, waqf, fidyah, kaffarah and qurbani.
| Type of giving | Ruling | Threshold (nisab) | Timing | Who may receive it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🪙 Zakat on wealth (Zakat al-Maal) | Strictly obligatory (fardh) | Gold 85 g / silver 595 g | Every lunar year (hawl) | Only the 8 asnaf |
| 🌾 Zakat al-Fitr | Obligatory (wajib) | Food beyond one day's needs | Before the Eid al-Fitr prayer | The poor and needy |
| 🤝 Sadaqah | Voluntary (Sunnah) | No minimum (as you are able) | Any time, anywhere | Anyone (relatives, friends, the public) |
| 💧 Sadaqah Jariyah | Voluntary (Sunnah) | No minimum | Any time | The public (reward continues after death) |
| 🏛️ Waqf | Highly recommended (Sunnah) | Property / capital | Permanent, cannot be sold | Community, mosques, schools, hospitals |
| ⚖️ Fidyah | Obligatory compensation (wajib) | 1.5 kg of rice per missed day | During or after Ramadan | One poor person per missed day |
| 🐑 Udhiyah / Qurbani | Strongly recommended (Sunnah Muakkadah) | Able to afford a sacrificial animal | 10th to 13th Dhul-Hijjah | Split in 3 (family, relatives, the poor) |
💧 Sadaqah Jariyah
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: «When a son of Adam dies, all his deeds come to an end except three: an ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah), beneficial knowledge, and a righteous child who prays for his parents» (Sahih Muslim).
🏛️ Waqf (Islamic endowment)
Capital (such as land, buildings or money) is held so that it cannot be sold or inherited, and the income it earns supports society, mosques and education forever.
Questions & fiqh rulings on zakat
Answers based on the agreement of the four major schools of Islamic law (madhhabs).
Scholars' views:
- Majority view (Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali): gold jewellery a woman wears regularly in customary amounts is not subject to zakat, unless it was bought as savings or for trade.
- Hanafi view: all gold that reaches the nisab weight (85 g) is subject to 2.5% zakat, even if worn every day.
Yes, and the reward is doubled!
If those relatives (such as siblings, aunts, uncles or nephews) are truly poor and are not people you are legally obliged to support (such as parents or your own children), giving them zakat is best, because you earn the reward of zakat and of keeping family ties (silat ar-rahim).
The clear majority of scholars: no!
Zakat requires «tamleek» (transferring ownership directly into the hands of the poor), not pouring concrete or constructing buildings. Mosques and schools should be built with funds from sadaqah, sadaqah jariyah or waqf instead.
Zakat is a debt owed to Allah (dayn lillah) that does not lapse over time.
Estimate your net wealth for each past year, calculate 2.5% and pay it as soon as you can, together with sincere repentance (tawbah) to Allah.
In the Prophet's time, 85 g of gold and 595 g of silver were worth about the same. Today silver has fallen far below gold ($595 versus $6,970).
Many scholars advise that choosing the silver nisab benefits the poor more (its low threshold makes more people liable to help them), while most contemporary scholars favour the gold nisab for modern paper money, as it better reflects an average standard of living.