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Zakat on Jewellery

Zakat, the third pillar of Islam — how to calculate Zakat on gold

What is Zakat?

In Islam offering Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam. It is a charitable contribution that every adult, who is mentally stable and financially stable Muslim has to offer in order to support the less fortunate people.

Is Zakat Obligatory?

Zakat is obligatory when a certain amount of money, called Nisab is reached or exceeded. Zakat is not obligatory if the amount is owned less than the Nisab. The Nisab threshold for gold is 87.48g (or 8.7 Tolas)

The calculation of Zakat on jewellery: gross weight of articles in grams, minus the weight of any stones, multiplied by the price of gold, multiplied by 2.5%. To convert tolas to grams, 1 tola equals 11.66 grams.