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Zakat is calculated according to the Gold or Silver Nisab levels. Due to the high price of Gold compared to the price of Silver, Muslim Charity uses the Silver Nisab level to calculate Zakat so that maximum assistance is provided to the poor and needy as Zakat is to be calculated with the best interests of the poor and needy beneficiaries in mind.

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Educate a Child for a Year

Educate a Child for a Year

£180
Feed 120 Children

Provides 120 Meals

Feed 120 Children

£60

Provides 120 Meals

Food Pack for One Month

Contains sufficient food for a family for one month.

Food Pack for One Month

£50

Contains sufficient food for a family for one month.

Home for Zakat Eligible

Provides a decent housing for Zakat Eligible families

Home for Zakat Eligible

£2,000

Provides a decent housing for Zakat Eligible families

Light One House

Supports solar panel, lights with installation for one house

Light One House

£250

Supports solar panel, lights with installation for one house

One Rickshaw Cart

One Rickshaw Cart

£2,500
Orphans Fund

Orphans Fund

£20
Provide 2 Winter Kits for the Homeless

Provide 2 Winter Kits for the Homeless

£60
Provide 30 Hot Meals - Winter Emergency

To the homeless in the UK

Provide 30 Hot Meals - Winter Emergency

£30

To the homeless in the UK

Rescue a Child

Help rescue a street child from the streets

Rescue a Child

£25

Help rescue a street child from the streets

Safe Delivery of a Newborn

Your lifesaving donation will help to deliver a baby safely

Safe Delivery of a Newborn

£150

Your lifesaving donation will help to deliver a baby safely

School Bags and Books

School Bags and Books

£25
Sponsor a Hafiz-e-Qur’an (1 year)

Sponsor a Hafiz-e-Qur’an (1 year)

£360
Sponsor an Orphan (One Year)

Sponsor an orphan through our One-to-One Sponsorship program and provide essential care, education, and hope for a brighter future.

Sponsor an Orphan (One Year)

£360

Sponsor an orphan through our One-to-One Sponsorship program and provide essential care, education, and hope for a brighter future.

Support 1 Cataract Surgery

Zakat Eligible – Supports Cataract Surgery of 1 patient

Support 1 Cataract Surgery

£40

Zakat Eligible – Supports Cataract Surgery of 1 patient

Support Children’s Therapy Sessions

Support Children’s Therapy Sessions

£90
Uplift A Family

Your Zakat will provide large Food supply, household items, clothes and a home renovation

Uplift A Family

£750

Your Zakat will provide large Food supply, household items, clothes and a home renovation

Zakat for a Business Startup

Zakat for a Business Startup

£500
Zakat for Business Startups (Monthly Donation)

Zakat for Business Startups (Monthly Donation)

£25

ZAKAT
DONATION

An obligation to help those in need as a form of purification of one’s wealth

Giving Zakat is an obligation decreed by Allah (swt) upon every sane, adult Muslim who owns wealth that exceeds the value of the Nisab. Making a Zakah donation – 2.5% of one’s wealth – is fulfilling a pillar of Islam, and the very foundation of faith. The Arabic word ‘Zakah’ or sometimes pronounced ‘Zakat’, means purification, growth and blessing. Much like how a plant grows healthier and better after being pruned, our wealth is purified and cleansed through the giving of Zakah donations.

In the holy Qur’an, Allah teaches us that giving Zakat is greatly rewarded and a way to obtain His mercy: “My Mercy extends to all things. That (Mercy) I shall ordain for those who have God-consciousness and give their Zakat and those who believe in Our Signs.” (Surah Al-A`raf 7:156).

As making your Zakah donation is so important, Muslim Charity have developed a Zakat Calculator to assist you with this great Islamic duty. Our Zakat calculator makes it simple and easy for you to calculate exactly how much Zakah you need to pay, and also the transformative work you can contribute to.


Our Zakat calculator is simple to use. All you need to do, is insert your information into the various fields, and our Zakat calculator will do the hard work for you! You will be provided with the total Zakah donation you need to make.

THE POWER OF
YOUR ZAKAH

With Muslim Charity, your Zakat truly transforms the lives of some of the most vulnerable people around the world. Your Zakah donations can be used to provide food and water, as well as care for orphans. When sponsoring orphans, you help provide hope and stability, enabling orphan children to thrive and succeed, insha’Allah.

However, Muslim Charity is also committed to doing more with your Zakat. We strive to truly lift people out of desperate situations and to break cycles of poverty. We focus on building livelihoods and delivering income-generation projects.

With our income-generation projects, we support zakat eligible families to start up their own businesses based on their skills and local requirements. Following Islamic principles and guidance on how Zakat must be spent, our income generation projects are running in countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Yemen, supporting vulnerable families.

We provided families with three wheeler vehicles in Pakistan and Bangladesh. This has enabled them to start various businesses including pick and drop services, using them as vegetable and fruit selling vans, and some have even transformed the vehicle into a food canteen!

In 2025, we empowered 5,956 people through Zakat initiatives, supporting business start-ups and new homes.

With your Zakah donations, we are also building homes for those eligible to receive Zakat. In rural parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh, millions of people are living way below the poverty line, and in very poor living conditions. They lack proper homes, often causing them to live in tents or homes built from scraps of material. Without homes, people lack safety, security and it further causes the spread of disease and illness due to unsanitary conditions.

By building homes for vulnerable families, especially focusing on widows, we provide stability, protection and promote a healthier and happier way of living. Last year alone, with your Zakat, we built 34 houses for Zakat eligible families in Pakistan and Bangladesh.

EMERGENCY
APPEALS

Emergencies

£30 DONATED 6 Hours AGO

Emergencies

Thousands of families in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, are reeling from the devastating floods, losing food and livelihoods....

Thousands of families in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, are reeling from the devastating floods, losing food and livelihoods.

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Rescue a Child

£25 DONATED 13 MINUTES AGO

Rescue a Child

1.5 million children in Bangladesh are living on the street tonight. With your help, we can protect them, bring them to safety and save them....

1.5 million children in Bangladesh are living on the street tonight. With your help, we can protect them, bring them to safety and save them.

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Feed A Child

£30 DONATED 5 Hours AGO

Feed A Child

155 million children around the world go hungry every single day, and thousands tragically lose their lives due to malnutrition....

155 million children around the world go hungry every single day, and thousands tragically lose their lives due to malnutrition.

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Feed the Hungry

£1 DONATED 27 MINUTES AGO

Feed the Hungry

Every single day, 34,700 people, including 10,000 children are dying from a lack of food. Over the last few years, food scarcity has worsened....

Every single day, 34,700 people, including 10,000 children are dying from a lack of food. Over the last few years, food scarcity has worsened.

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FAQs

All adult Muslims of sane mind who own wealth that exceeds the Nisab – the minimum threshold – are required to pay Zakat. This is based on the value of 87.48 grams of gold or 612.36 grams of silver. Zakat is then calculated at 2.5% of wealth.

Zakat must be distributed among those who qualify for it. Allah has stipulated eight categories of people eligible to receive Zakat, and these are:

  • The poor
  • The needy
  • Those who collect and distribute Zakat
  • People who have recently converted to Islam, or those who are interested
  • Those who have been enslaved
  • Those in debt
  • In the cause of God
  • Travelers, including refugees.

If the value of the gold you own is above the nisab threshold, you must pay 2.5% of its current market value as Zakat. Enter the value of your gold into the Zakat Calculator above to include it in your total.


Zakat must be paid on all cash savings if this exceeds the value of the Nisab. Once identifying the total amount of cash you own, you must then subtract any debts you owe from this amount. Then, you need to calculate the value of 2.5% of this amount. This will give you the Zakat amount you should pay. To make things easier, you can use our Zakat Calculator.

Nisab is the minimum amount of wealth you must have before Zakat becomes obligatory. It is based on the value of 87.48g of gold or 612.36g of silver, so the amount in pounds changes with market prices.

If your zakatable wealth is £1,000 and it is above nisab, your Zakat would be 2.5%, which equals £25. If it is below nisab, Zakat is not due.

The standard Zakat rate is 2.5% of eligible wealth that has been owned for one lunar year.

Zakat must be given to those eligible under Islamic guidelines, such as the poor, needy and those in hardship. Many people choose to give through trusted charities to ensure it reaches rightful recipients.

Add up the savings you have held for one lunar year, subtract any short-term debts, and if the remaining amount is above nisab, pay 2.5%. The Zakat Calculator above can include your savings automatically.

If £10,000 is above nisab, the Zakat due is 2.5%, which equals £250. Enter your amounts into the Zakat Calculator above for confirmation.

Zakat must be paid on any savings or wealth, rather than any money that is used for everyday living or expenses. Therefore, you should finalise any savings you have made from your income over the year, and also include other savings from other sources. Once you have subtracted any expenses or any debts you owe, ensure that this amount exceeds the Nisab. You then need to calculate 2.5% of this amount. Our Zakat Calculator makes this process super easy, so enter your details now.

In order to calculate how much Zakat is to be paid on gold and silver, you must first weigh any gold or silver you have. You then need to check the price of gold or silver for the day, per gram, and multiply by the amount you own. Once you have the value of your gold and silver, you then need to calculate 2.5% of this. For a super easy way to perform this calculation, you can use our Zakat Calculator and simply input how much gold or silver you own.

Zakat is not due on income as soon as you earn it. It becomes due on any savings from your salary that remain above nisab for one lunar year. You then pay 2.5% on those savings. Use the Zakat Calculator above to help calculate this.

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