Any adult Muslim who possesses more than the minimum amount of wealth becomes liable to pay Zakat. This minimum amount is often referred to as the Nisab threshold.

Gold and silver are the two values used to calculate the Nisab threshold. The Nisab is the value of 87.48 grams of gold or 612.36 grams of silver.

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The four conditions are:

1. One must be an adult Muslim, according to the Hanafi Madhab. However, according to other scholars, children too may be required to have their Zakat calculated if their personal Zakatable wealth reaches the nisab.
2. One must be of sane mind, according to the Hanafi madhab.
3. The person eligible to pay must have been in ownership of the nisab (minimum amount of wealth) for one lunar year before paying Zakat on their surplus wealth.
4. One must be free, meaning Zakat is not payable by slaves.

The donation should amount to 2.5% of your total Zakat eligible wealth. Therefore, if your total assets (after any debts owed) amounted to £10,000, you would pay £250.

Use this free and easy calculator to calculate how much you owe.

Zakat is based on the amount, assets and wealth you own, as opposed to your income.

According to the Hanafis, for every sane, adult Muslim who owns wealth over a certain amount – known as the Nisab – he or she must pay 2.5% of that wealth as Zakat.

Assets include gold, silver, cash, savings and business assets, which have been in your possession over a lunar year.

There are eight categories of people who are eligible:

1. The poor
2. The needy
3. Administrators of Zakat
4. Those whose hearts have been recently reconciled
5. Those who have been enslaved
6. Those in debt
7. In the cause of God
8. Travellers (including refugees)

A poor person is someone whose property, in excess of his basic requirements, does not reach the nisab threshold. The recipient must not belong to your immediate family, therefore; your spouse, children, parents and grandparents cannot receive your Zakat. Other relatives, however, can receive it.

It must be paid and received by Muslims. Therefore, unlike Sadaqah, non-Muslims cannot receive Zakat donations and neither those who are wealthy.

The family of the Prophet Muhammad (Ahlul Bayt descendants from Banu Hashim and Banu Muttalib) are not allowed to receive Zakat or Sadaqah donations.

• We make sure your Zakat goes out to Muslims in need in Oxford within 11.5 months (a lunar year).   
• People in need apply for Zakat throughout the year. So even though most of our donors like to give Zakat in Ramadan, we need to be able to give out Zakat funds to people in need throughout the year. This means that it might take a few months for your Zakat to be given out to people in need.

• We understand how important it is to make sure Zakat givers can trust that their Zakat is being given out to those who genuinely need it and in a way which is religiously sound.    
• We meticulously ensure that only applicants who should be receiving it are given Zakat. We take a proportionate approach, weighing up the cost and time of checks with the value of the financial support.   

• For applicants to all funds, we insist applicants provide proof of their identity. We check their documentation is genuine.     
• For applicants to all funds, we check their financial situation. We insist applicants provide bank statements or provide us access to their accounts via an Online Banking Portal. Again, we check they are genuine.    
• If there is any doubt as to whether a person qualifies for Zakat based on the information they’ve given us, our team will ask the applicant more questions before making a decision.    

• You can give your Zakat via bank transfer to: Account Name: Wilaya Zakat, Account Number: 6747681300,
  Sort Code: 08-92-99 and add a reference with zakat.

We will return your donation if:

• It was given unlawfully
• You gave it in error and you let us know within 7 days of giving it
• We have reasonable grounds to believe you did not have the capacity to make the donation decision

• Wilaya Trust is committed to safeguarding everyone involved in our charity, especially those who apply for Zakat.  
• Click here to read our Safeguarding Policy. 

You must pay with the intention of paying it. Therefore, it is important that you make an intention to give a donation as a Zakat payment.

The majority of the scholars from the past favoured the opinion that it should be paid. This is the same for both the child and the insane person. Therefore, their guardian should take the Zakat from the person’s wealth and pay it on their behalf. However, some opinions suggest that it is not due on children and insane people, so please discuss with a scholar.

The general answer would be yes, however we would strongly urge you to consult a scholar about this.