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Zakat and faith giving UK — calculate, verify, give with clarity

In short: Calculate Zakat with today’s silver nisab (you enter the price — we never bake in a stale figure), then give to organisations you have verified as registered charities. Clarity Score rates filing transparency, not religious eligibility.

Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .

Faith giving is personal. Verification does not have to be. Use the Zakat calculator for the arithmetic, then the same charity number checks you would apply to any UK appeal.

How do I calculate Zakat?

Under the widely used Hanafi silver-nisab approach in the UK: net zakatable assets above 595g × silver price/gram, then 2.5%. We deliberately do not pre-fill a nisab pound figure — enter today’s price from Islamic Relief or another source you trust.

Choosing where to give

  1. Confirm the organisation’s Zakat policy with them.
  2. Verify the charity number.
  3. Read Clarity Score and cause spend — transparency on paper.
  4. Prefer official donate pages.
  5. For Ramadan spikes, beware fake appeals.

Embed for mosques and charities

Free iframe: embed instructions · tool page: Zakat calculator.

Common questions

How do I calculate Zakat in the UK?

Add zakatable assets, subtract short-term debts, compare the net figure with the silver nisab (595g × today’s silver price per gram under the common Hanafi approach), then pay 2.5% if you are above nisab. Use CharityCompare’s free Zakat calculator and enter a current silver price from a trusted source.

How do I choose a charity for Zakat?

Confirm the organisation accepts Zakat for eligible categories, verify its UK charity number, and check filing transparency on CharityCompare. Religious eligibility is a scholarly and organisational question; Clarity Score only rates how clearly money is accounted for in regulator filings.

Is Zakat the same as Gift Aid?

No. Zakat is an Islamic obligation on wealth above nisab. Gift Aid is a UK tax relief on donations by taxpayers. Some charities can accept both where rules allow — ask the charity and keep your own records.

Can faith organisations embed the Zakat calculator?

Yes — free at /zakat-calculator and /for-charities/embed. The embed includes a credit link to CharityCompare.

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