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Zakat calculator Egypt 2026

Zakat on money and savings gold in Egypt, following the rules published by Dar al-Ifta and Bait al-Zakat. Everything is calculated on your device; nothing is sent.

Without workmanship, from any price list on the day you pay zakat. We don't store a price because it changes every day.
What you hold on your zakat date.
Current and savings accounts, Vodafone Cash and other wallets.
Certificates that have not matured yet.
Leave out what you spent before your zakat date.

Savings gold only (bars, gold pounds, gold kept as savings). Jewellery worn for adornment is not counted, in the view of Dar al-Ifta.

Loans, an instalment due, gameya payments after you already received the pot.
Loans to others, or a gameya you paid into and haven't received yet.
The hijri year is about 11 days shorter, so by the solar year the rate is 2.577% (Dar al-Ifta fatwa, 2023).
In shortZakat on money is 2.5% of your net wealth once it has reached the nisab and a full hijri year has passed (2.577% if you count by the solar year). In Egypt the nisab is the value of 85 grams of 21-karat gold on the day, so it changes with the gold price.

A helper based on the zakat rules published by Egypt's Dar al-Ifta and Bait al-Zakat wal-Sadaqat, not a fatwa. If your case has details (long instalments, a gameya, inheritance, trade, money received mid-year), ask Dar al-Ifta: 107 from any phone in Egypt, +20 2 25970400 from abroad, or dar-alifta.org. Masroofak has no link with Dar al-Ifta or Bait al-Zakat.

How it is calculated

Zakat on money is 2.5% (a quarter of a tenth) of your wealth, provided it has reached the nisab, a full hijri year (about 354 days) has passed over it, and it is beyond your basic needs and those of the people you support.

What is the nisab?

In Egypt, following Dar al-Ifta, Bait al-Zakat and Al-Azhar, the nisab is the value of 85 grams of 21-karat gold. There is no fixed amount in pounds because the gold price changes every day: type today's 21K price and the calculator multiplies it by 85.

What counts

FAQ

What is the nisab of zakat in Egypt in 2026?

The value of 85 grams of 21-karat gold on the day you pay. At a hypothetical EGP 6,000 a gram it would be EGP 510,000; type today's price for the real figure.

Is zakat due on worn gold jewellery?

In Dar al-Ifta's view, no: jewellery a woman wears for adornment is not zakatable. Gold kept as savings (bars, pounds) is.

Is zakat due on savings certificates?

Yes, on the principal and on returns you still hold on your zakat date, at 2.5%, once your total wealth is above the nisab.

Hijri or solar year?

2.5% for a hijri year. If you count by the solar year, Dar al-Ifta's fatwa uses 2.577% because the solar year is about 11 days longer.

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Sources

  1. Dar al-Ifta: nisab of zakat on money and the due amount (fatwa 7506, 22 February 2023, Arabic)
  2. Dar al-Ifta: why the nisab is set on 21K gold (fatwa 8426, 11 August 2024, Arabic)
  3. Dar al-Ifta: zakat on gold worn for adornment (fatwa 8848, 28 December 2025, Arabic)
  4. Dar al-Ifta: zakat on bank certificates, principal and returns (fatwa 5025, 29 July 2020, Arabic)
  5. Dar al-Ifta: zakat by the solar year, 2.577% (fatwa 8124, 15 November 2023, Arabic)
  6. Bait al-Zakat wal-Sadaqat Egypt: zakat rules (Arabic)