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3 simple steps to calculate your Zakat. We have broken down the calculation process into three simple parts so that you can calculate the Zakat you owe with ease: Part A: Your Zakatable assets e.g. cash, savings, gold, silver, business assets etc Part B: Your deductible liabilities e.g. outstanding bills, immediate debts/short-term debts Part C: Your final Zakat calculation – this will give you your net assets Whether you have to pay Zakat or not will be determined once you have calculated your net assets. You then need to see whether your net assets are equal to – or exceed – the Nisab threshold (this is the minimum amount that you must own to be deemed wealthy enough to pay Zakat). We have devised a fantastic online calculator to help you calculate your Zakat in the most efficient way but if you’re not a fan of doing things online (after all, not all of us are!) you can download our Zakat guide here and calculate your Zakat the traditional way! With your pen and paper!

Zakat is required to be paid if a person is: 1) Adult ( have reached the age of puberty) 2) Muslim (Zakat is not paid by non-Muslims) 3) Sane 4) In complete ownership of the Nisab There are differences of opinion as to whether pre-pubescent children, orphans or the psychologically inept (i.e. insane) should pay Zakat.

There are eight categories of Zakat recipients to whom Zakat can be distributed. These can be identified from the Quran, Surah At-Tawbah, verse 60: “Indeed, [prescribed] charitable offerings are only [to be given] to the [1] poor and [2] the needy, and [3] to those who work on [administering] it, and [4] to those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and [5] to [free] those in bondage, and [6] to the debt-ridden, and [7] for the cause of God, and [8] to the wayfarer. [This is] an obligation from God. And God is all-knowing, all-wise.”

When it comes to cash, Zakat is simply paid on the residual cash left over on one's Zakat anniversary. So it is irrelevant whether one earns money from salary, investments, benefits, gifts etc. One should simply fix a Zakat anniversary on a date in the Islamic calendar and then pay Zakat on whatever cash they have on the day, plus anything else that qualifies for Zakat.

Nisab is the minimum threshold for wealth requiring Zakat. It equals the value of 85g of gold or 595g of silver. Use silver value for mixed assets for a more recipient-beneficial approach.

Zakat is due one lunar year after your wealth first equals/exceeds the Nisab. That date becomes your annual Zakat anniversary.

Zakat is a personal obligation and is calculated on disposable income after essential needs. Home and basic necessities are exempt.

Each person is responsible for their own Zakat. However, a husband may pay it on behalf of his wife.

Zakat is annual and based on wealth. Zakat al Fitr is a small, fixed amount due before Eid al Fitr, on behalf of every Muslim in a household.

Missed Zakat must be calculated based on the net assets for each missed year and paid retroactively. It becomes a debt until fulfilled.

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