Where do I start with zakat? Zakat is 2.5% of your savings, gold, silver and business stock once they have stayed at or above the nisab for a lunar year. Start with what the nisab is and who can receive zakat, then use the calculator. The guides below answer the common questions, from bank deduction to fidya, khums and inheritance.
Clear answers to the zakat questions people ask most, with sources for the main rulings and a link to the calculator so you can check your own numbers. Rulings differ between the schools, so every guide says which madhab a statement belongs to.
All guides
- Zakat on Pensions, 401(k), IRA, ISA and Mortgages
Zakat on a UK pension, SIPP or ISA, a US 401(k), IRA or RRSP: the three scholarly views, worked examples, and how much of a mortgage to deduct. - Giving Zakat Abroad and Through Charities: What to Check
Sending zakat to another country, giving it through a charity, admin fees, non-Muslims and how to check a zakat fund in the UK, US, Canada and Pakistan. - Haq Mehr in Rupees Today: Mehr-e-Fatimi and Shari Mehr
Haq mehr in rupees today: Mehr-e-Fatimi, the minimum (shari) mehr and a mehr in tola of gold, worked out from the live silver and gold rate, with a calculator. - Iddat Kitne Din Ki Hoti Hai? Talaq, Khula aur Bewa Ki Iddat
Iddat kitne din ki hoti hai: bewa ki iddat 130 din, talaq ki 3 haiz, haiz na aaye to 90 din, hamla mein paidaish tak. Har maslak ka hukm aur tareekh calculator. - Haq Mehr in Islam: Amount, Types and Rules
What haq mehr is, prompt and deferred mehr, Mehr-e-Fatimi and the minimum mehr in rupees today, the nikah nama, MFLO section 10, divorce, death and zakat. - Fitrana (Sadaqat al-Fitr): Who Pays, How Much, When
Sadqa fitr explained: who must pay in each madhab, for whom, the amount by wheat, barley, dates or raisins, paying in money, the deadline and who receives it. - Zakat Kaise Nikalen: Zakat Ka Hisab Asan Tareeqe Se
Zakat ka hisab step by step: nisab, 2.5%, 1 lakh par Rs 2,500, lakh se crore tak table, 1 tola sone ki zakat, masarif e zakat ki list aur bank ki katauti. - Orphaned Grandchildren and Inheritance: Fiqh and MFLO Section 4
Does a grandchild inherit if their parent died first? The fiqh of every madhab, section 4 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, and what a will can do. - Zakat on Inherited Money, Gold and Property
Is zakat due on an inheritance? When the zakat year starts, inherited gold, land and houses, the deceased's own unpaid zakat and zakat before division. - Daughter’s Share in Inheritance in Islam (Beti ka Hissa)
How much a daughter inherits in Islam: alone, with sisters or with brothers, who takes the rest, worked examples in rupees and her rights under Pakistani law. - Wife’s and Husband’s Share in Inheritance (Biwi aur Shohar ka Hissa)
How much a wife or husband inherits in Islam, how several wives share, unpaid mehr, divorce and iddah, the Shia rule on land, with a worked example in rupees. - Hawl: When Is Zakat Due? Finding Your Zakat Date
What hawl is, how to find your zakat date, what happens if wealth dips below nisab or grows mid-year, paying early, Ramadan, and lunar vs solar year. - Missed Zakat for Past Years: How to Calculate and Pay Qaza Zakat
Missed zakat for past years stays owed. How to estimate each year's wealth, which gold price to use, the Hanafi debt rule, instalments and a worked example. - Roza Fidya: How Much to Pay for Missed Fasts and Who Pays It
Who may pay fidya instead of fasting, how much it is in the Hanafi and other schools, how to turn it into rupees, and worked examples for 10, 30 and 60 fasts. - Kaffara for Breaking a Fast: Roza Todne ka Kaffara Explained
Kaffara for breaking a Ramadan fast on purpose: 60 fasts in a row or feeding 60 poor people, what each madhab counts, and how to work it out in rupees. - Ushr on Crops: How Much on Wheat, Rice, Cotton and Sugarcane?
Ushr is 10% of the harvest on rain-fed land and 5% on tube well or paid irrigation. Nisab, crops, costs, tenants and examples in maunds and rupees. - Zakat on Livestock: Goats, Cows, Buffaloes and Camels (Maweshi ki Zakat)
Zakat on goats, sheep, cows, buffaloes and camels: the conditions, full tables from Abu Bakr's letter, dairy and Eid animals, partnerships and worked examples. - Zakat on Savings Certificates: NSC, DSC, Behbood, Sukuk and Prize Bonds
Zakat on NSC, DSC, Behbood and sukuk in Pakistan: which schemes are deducted at source, which are exempt, the profit question and how not to pay twice. - Khums: Who Must Pay, What Counts and How to Calculate It
Who must pay khums under Ayatollah Sistani's rulings: yearly surplus, khums date, expenses, gifts, mahr, Sahm-e-Imam, Sahm-e-Sadat and a PKR example. - Who Can Receive Zakat? The 8 Categories Explained
Zakat goes to 8 groups (Quran 9:60), mainly the poor, the needy and those in debt. It cannot go to your parents, children, wife or (Sunni schools) Sayyids. - Zakat on Jewellery: What the 4 Madhabs and Shia Say
Is zakat due on gold jewellery you wear? The Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali, Ahl-e-Hadith and Shia rulings with sources, plus how to value it and who pays. - How Much Zakat on 1 Tola Gold?
Zakat on 1 tola of 24K gold today is today's rate, and today's rate for 22K (2.5% of the live rate). When it is due, and worked examples. - Zakat on 1 Lakh Rupees: How Much?
Zakat on Rs 1 lakh is Rs 2,500 (2.5%) when your total wealth is above the nisab, today today's rate. Table from Rs 50,000 to Rs 50 lakh, and when none is due. - Bank Zakat Deduction in Pakistan on 1 Ramadan
How banks deduct zakat on 1 Ramadan in Pakistan, which accounts are affected, the government nisab, the CZ-50 exemption declaration, and whether to pay again.
Start here
New to zakat? Read what the nisab is, then who can receive zakat, and use the zakat calculator. For the differences between schools see the madhab comparison, and for rates see gold rate today.
Inheritance (wirasat)
After a death in the family, start with the wirasat calculator, then read about the daughter’s share, the wife’s and husband’s share, orphaned grandchildren and section 4 and zakat on inherited wealth.
Ramadan, Pakistan and Fiqh-e-Jafaria
Before Ramadan, read about the bank deduction and the CZ-50 form and keep an eye on zakat 2027 Pakistan for the new nisab and fitrana. For missed or broken fasts see roza fidya and kaffara. Followers of Fiqh-e-Jafaria should read who must pay khums, and farmers ushr on crops and zakat on livestock.
Nikah, Eid and Roman Urdu
Before a nikah, read haq mehr in Islam: amount, types and rules and haq mehr in rupees today; after a talaq, khula or a husband’s death, iddat kitne din ki hoti hai; before Eid, fitrana: who pays, how much and when. Roman Urdu mein: zakat kaise nikalen, zakat ka hisab asan tareeqe se.