What Zakat is, who must pay it, and how to calculate it on salary, savings, gold and business income.
And establish prayer and give Zakat and bow with those who bow in worship and obedience.
Al-Qur’an 2:43Zakat is the third pillar of Islam — a compulsory annual payment of a fixed portion of qualifying wealth, given to eligible people in need, purely for the sake of Allah. The word means purification, blessing, and growth.
Zakat is obligatory on every adult Muslim whose wealth reaches or exceeds the Nisab threshold and has been in their possession for a full lunar year (Hawl).
Nisab is the minimum wealth required before Zakat becomes obligatory:
Check current gold or silver prices to calculate your Nisab threshold in your local currency.
Estimated Zakat due (2.5% of total qualifying wealth)
The Quran specifies eight categories (At-Tawbah 9:60):