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Gold Zakat Calculator (Tola, Grams and Karat)

Enter the weight and karat of your gold and today’s price to see the pure gold content, its value and the Zakat due.

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Your results

Zakat due on your gold and savings
Zakat due on your gold and savings
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Value of your gold
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Pure gold content (grams)
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Weight in grams
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Weight in tola
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Gold nisab value (87.48 g)
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Gold Zakat Calculator (Tola, Grams and Karat) by TheCalcTools

How the Gold Zakat Calculator (Tola, Grams and Karat) works

Gold is valued by its pure gold content: weight multiplied by karat ÷ 24. One tola is 11.6638 grams, and the gold nisab is 7.5 tola (87.48 g) of pure gold.

If your gold alone reaches the nisab, or your gold plus other savings reach the nisab value, Zakat of 2.5% is due on the total after a lunar year. Use the price you would get when selling, or the published daily 24K rate.

The formula

Pure gold (g) = weight (g) × karat ÷ 24; value = pure gold ÷ 11.6638 × price per tola; Zakat = 2.5% × value

Worked example

Using the default values shown in the calculator:

Weight of gold10
Weight unitTola (11.664 g)
Purity22 karat (91.7%)
Today's price of 24K gold per tola$400000
Other zakatable wealth (cash, savings)$0
  1. 10 tola × 11.664 = 116.64 g of 22K gold = 106.92 g pure.
  2. Value: 106.92 ÷ 11.664 × 400,000 = $3,666,667.
  3. Zakat = 2.5% × $3,666,667 = $91,666.67.

Result:

Zakat due on your gold and savings$91,666.67
Value of your gold$3,666,666.67
Pure gold content (grams)106.92
Weight in grams116.64
Weight in tola10.000
Gold nisab value (87.48 g)$3,000,050.46

Frequently asked questions

How many tola is the nisab?

7.5 tola of gold (87.48 g) or 52.5 tola of silver (612.36 g).

Should I value jewellery at the shop's selling price?

Most scholars say use the market value of the gold content, roughly what a jeweller would pay you, not the retail price with making charges.

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