Zakat is payable at 2.5% of the current market value of the gold you own.
If the price of gold is R2 407 per gram, the Zakat due per gram is R60.18 (2.5% of R2 407).
For example, if you own 50 grams of gold jewellery, the total value would be R120 350, and the Zakat payable would be R3 008.75.
Use our Zakat calculator to work out how much Zakat you owe on gold.
Zakat is not just a duty on those with wealth given for the love of Allah, but a right that the poor have over us.
Those with sufficient wealth are noted in the Holy Qur’an as for:
“Those in whose wealth there is a recognised right for the needy and the poor” (70:24-25).
Your Zakat has funded some of our crucial work with people and communities living in disaster and war zones: drought and famine-struck countries across East Africa; communities affected by conflict in Yemen; and families in war-torn Syria struggling to survive one day to the next.
Your Zakat has supported communities to build sustainable livelihoods in the face of climate change and to build better lives for vulnerable orphans and families across the globe.
Alhamdulillah, your Zakat has the power to transform people’s lives. Help make this happen. Give your Zakat for the love of Allah.
The nisab is the minimum amount of wealth a Muslim must possess before they become eligible to pay Zakat. This 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.
Date: 13 February, 2026 / 25 Shaʿbān 1447
Gold Nisáb: R220,350.49
Silver Nisáb: R23,633.73
Silver: R38.59/g (R1,094.13/oz)
Gold: R2,518.87/g (R78,345.58/oz)
Prices & Calculations exclude VAT
Our Zakat fund is shari’ah compliant. As with everything we do, we strive to be both purposeful and true. We are working closely with qualified scholars to make sure that our Zakat policy is in strict accordance with what Allah has ruled.
An independent Zakat Advisory Board, made up of a group of respected scholars, have ratified our Zakat policy and will provide oversight and verification of the distribution of Zakat by Islamic Relief. They ensure clear guidance is in place on how Zakat should be fundraised, allocated, distributed, and monitored. Our Zakat Advisory Board is made up of the following renowned scholars:
Sheikh Abdullah al-Judai
Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi
Mufti Abdul Qadir Barkatulla
