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Giving

Can I give Zakat abroad?

Giving Zakat overseas requires attention to recipient eligibility, the rules on transferring Zakat and a trustworthy distribution process.

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Can I pay Zakat in monthly instalments?

Monthly payments may be made in advance under approaches that permit advance Zakat, with the appropriate intention and conditions.

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Giving

Can Zakat fund medical treatment?

Medical assistance can help eligible people, but Zakat eligibility depends on the recipient and the distribution arrangement.

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Giving

Can Zakat go to family members?

Some eligible relatives can receive Zakat, but maintenance obligations and scholarly differences matter.

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Zakat essentials

Dua for Zakat — Supplications

The dua said when paying Zakat and what the recipient says in return. Arabic text, transliteration, and translation of the Prophetic supplication for Zakat.

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Ramadan

Fidya and kaffarah: understand the difference

Distinguish making up a fast, fidya and kaffarah before calculating any feeding payment.

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Calculators

Fidya calculator: check your feeding estimate

Estimate fidya with editable inputs, a transparent formula and clear next steps. Confirm the relevant religious conditions before making a payment.

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Calculators

Fitrana calculator: check your feeding estimate

Estimate fitrana with editable inputs, a transparent formula and clear next steps. Confirm the relevant religious conditions before making a payment.

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Giving

Gift Aid and Zakat: UK donor rules

Understand the 25% Gift Aid uplift, tax eligibility and why it does not reduce the Zakat amount you need to give.

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Calculators

Gold Zakat calculator: weight and purity

Estimate gold with editable inputs, a transparent formula and clear next steps. Confirm the relevant religious conditions before making a payment.

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Zakat essentials

Hawl explained: your lunar Zakat anniversary

Find your Zakat date and understand why balance changes and new receipts need a consistent method.

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Zakat essentials

History of Zakat — Mecca to Modern Era

History of Zakat: from revelation in Mecca and Medina community rules to classical Islamic welfare systems and modern Zakat calculation in the UK.

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Zakat essentials

How to calculate Zakat: a practical UK guide

Work out eligible assets, permitted deductions, nisab and the lunar-year condition, with a complete example and a checklist for UK accounts.

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Calculators

How to choose a Zakat calculator in the UK

A useful Zakat calculator explains its method, price dates, supported assets and limitations.

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Zakat essentials

How to pay Zakat in the UK

Estimate your obligation using GBP values for the relevant date, make the appropriate intention and give through a route that reaches eligible recipients.

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Calculators

Kaffarah calculator: check your feeding estimate

Estimate kaffarah with editable inputs, a transparent formula and clear next steps. Confirm the relevant religious conditions before making a payment.

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Ramadan

Laylat al-Qadr — Zakat on Night of Power

Laylat al-Qadr is better than a thousand months. Give Zakat or Sadaqah in the last ten odd nights of Ramadan. Can I pay Zakat early? What is the Night of Power?

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Zakat essentials

Missed Zakat: calculate and pay previous years

A practical guide to reconstructing unpaid Zakat using historical asset values, relevant nisab prices and records of earlier payments.

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Giving

Muslim charity giving: World Aid Network

Learn about World Aid Network’s medical and relief work, its current registration status and what to check before giving Zakat or Sadaqah.

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Zakat essentials

Nisab threshold: gold and silver in GBP

Check indicative gold and silver nisab, understand the weights used and choose a dated valuation for your Zakat assessment.

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Zakat essentials

Niyyah for Zakat — Intention Rules

Niyyah for Zakat must be made at the time of giving — in any language, silently or aloud. Learn the correct intention formula and common mistakes.

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Zakat essentials

Our Zakat calculation method and sources

See the calculator’s inputs, formulas, price source, limitations and privacy behaviour.

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Giving

Sadaqah Jariyah: giving with a lasting benefit

Sadaqah Jariyah refers to ongoing charity whose benefit continues.

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Giving

Sadaqah vs Zakat — Differences

Zakat is obligatory 2.5% wealth charity above Nisab annually. Sadaqah is voluntary charity given anytime. Read the full comparison guide.

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Calculators

Silver Zakat calculator: weight and purity

Estimate silver with editable inputs, a transparent formula and clear next steps. Confirm the relevant religious conditions before making a payment.

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Zakat essentials

Types of Zakat and related Islamic giving

Annual wealth Zakat, Zakat al-Fitr and other forms of religious giving have different bases and conditions.

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Zakat essentials

What if you have not paid Zakat?

Understand missed Zakat, why an unpaid obligation needs attention and practical steps for checking and settling previous years.

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Giving

What is Sadaqah? — Voluntary Charity

Sadaqah is voluntary charity in Islam — any act of giving for the sake of Allah. Learn the meaning, the types, and how Sadaqah differs from Zakat.

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Zakat essentials

What is Zakat? Meaning, calculation and recipients

Zakat is an obligatory form of giving in Islam.

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Zakat essentials

When to pay Zakat: your annual date

Annual wealth Zakat is normally paid when it becomes due on your lunar anniversary.

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Giving

Who can receive Zakat? The eight categories

Quran 9:60 identifies eight categories for Zakat.

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Zakat essentials

Who must pay Zakat, and when is it not due?

Whether Zakat is due depends on eligible ownership, nisab, timing and the applicable scholarly rules.

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Ramadan

Zakat al-Fitr 2026: rates, records and timing

For a 2026 Fitrana payment, use the rate and distribution guidance for the provider and community you followed that year.

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Ramadan

Zakat al-Fitr: who pays, how much and when

Understand Fitrana, the per-person assessment and why it is separate from annual wealth Zakat.

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Assets & debts

Zakat and UK student loans

Distinguish the headline loan balance from required income-linked repayments.

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Calculators

Zakat Calculator UK — Gold, Savings, Shares & Pensions

Calculate your Zakat in GBP with a free detailed calculator. Add assets and permitted debts, check gold or silver nisab, and review your 2.5% estimate.

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Zakat essentials

Zakat FAQs — Clear Answers on Assets, Nisab & Giving

Find clear answers to common UK Zakat questions about savings, gold, pensions, shares, mortgages and Ramadan giving, with links to detailed guides.

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Zakat essentials

Zakat for new Muslims: where to begin

Start by identifying the eligible wealth you own, the relevant nisab and when your Zakat anniversary begins under the guidance you follow.

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Ramadan

Zakat in Ramadan: timing and preparation

Ramadan is a popular time to give Zakat, but your annual wealth obligation follows its relevant lunar anniversary.

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Zakat essentials

Zakat nisab 2026: GBP thresholds and dated prices

Understand why there is no single GBP nisab for all of 2026, and use a dated gold or silver price for your assessment.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on business assets: stock, cash and receivables

Assess trading assets separately from operating equipment, with a practical business worksheet.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on buy-to-let property and retained rent

Understand Zakat on retained rental income, buy-to-let property, receivables and permitted mortgage deductions.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on cryptocurrency and digital tokens

Cryptocurrency can be zakatable, but tokens are not all alike.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on debt: which liabilities can you deduct?

Separate existing debts, future expenses and long-term repayments before reducing your eligible wealth.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on gold: weight, purity and jewellery

Value gold on your Zakat date, account for carat and jewellery differences, and combine it with other eligible wealth.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on inheritance: ownership and timing

Inherited wealth may become part of your Zakat assessment once the relevant ownership and control conditions are met.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on ISAs: cash, shares and Lifetime ISAs

The ISA wrapper does not settle Zakat treatment. Identify the holdings and use a consistent asset method.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on jewellery: why scholarly rulings differ

Understand personal-use gold and silver, ownership, stones and valuation before using a calculator.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on pensions: SIPPs, workplace and final salary schemes

Understand the difference between pension types, the underlying-assets approach, proxy estimates, and UK access ages.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on Premium Bonds: capital and prizes

Separate the value of your holdings from the religious treatment of prize income.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on property: homes, rentals and trading stock

Property is assessed according to ownership and purpose.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on salary: assess what you still own

Salary is normally assessed as part of the cash and other eligible wealth you own on your Zakat date.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on savings and cash accounts

Assess bank balances, cash ISAs, savings pots and interest on your annual Zakat date.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on silver: bullion, jewellery and purity

Calculate the value of silver and understand the 612.36g nisab convention used on this site.

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Assets & debts

Zakat on stocks, shares and investment funds

Choose a method for trading shares or long-term investments, value holdings consistently and avoid counting ISA assets twice.

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Assets & debts

Zakat with a mortgage: assets and principal repayments

Understand why your home, mortgage balance and repayment schedule are separate parts of a Zakat assessment.

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