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Zakat al-Fitr

Zakat al-Fitr, also called fitrana, is a small obligatory charity paid before Eid al-Fitr prayer, on behalf of every member of the household including children. It is separate from zakat on wealth. This guide covers the amount, timing and recipients. Use the wealth calculator below for your annual zakat.

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Net zakatable wealth
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Below nisab
Silver nisab0
Gold nisab0
01Cash and bankEverything liquid on your zakat date0
Cash in hand
Current and savings accounts
Fixed depositsCapital only. Interest is not yours to keep or to pay zakat on.
Digital wallets and prepaid balances
Money set aside for a future purposeHajj savings, a wedding fund, a deposit. Still yours, still zakatable.
Foreign currency heldConverted into your currency
02GoldBy weight and carat, or by value0
By weight
Gold you ownPurity is applied automatically
A second holding, different carat
Of that, worn as personal jewellery
By value
Coins, bars or other gold you already valued
Weight allowances many scholars permit: deduct roughly 2% for stones set into jewellery and about 25% for kundan work, since the setting is not gold. Enter the adjusted weight above.
03SilverJewellery, utensils, artefacts, bullion0
Silver you own
Silver you already valued
Household silver counts in full: cutlery, crockery, trays and decorative pieces. It is not exempt for being in daily use.
04Investments and savingsShares, funds, pensions, crypto0
Shares held to tradeFull market value on your zakat date
Shares held long termEnter the zakatable share of the company's assets if you know it, otherwise use about 25% of market value as a common estimate.
Dividends received and still held
Mutual funds, unit trusts, sukuk
Pension or provident fund, your accessible balanceYour own contributions plus any portion you could withdraw today
CryptocurrencyMarket value on your zakat date
Takaful or insurance, surrender value
Government deposits and refundable securities
05Money owed to youOnly what you expect to actually recover0
Loans you gave to family or friends
Salary, fees or refunds due to you
Rental income received and still held
Leave out anything you have effectively written off. A doubtful debt becomes zakatable in the year it is actually repaid.
06BusinessStock in trade, receivables, payables0
Saleable stock, at landed cost
Damaged or dead stock, at scrap value
Raw materials and finished goods
Owed to you from credit sales
Business cash and bank balances
Less: owed to your suppliers
Less: bad debts written off
Partnership share
Your capital balance, last accounts
Loans you advanced to the firm
Your estimated profit since then
Less: your drawings this year
Premises, machinery, vehicles and fixtures carry no zakat. Only what you bought to sell, and the cash the business holds.
07PropertyHeld to sell, not to live in0
Land or property bought to resellCurrent market value
Not zakatable: the home you live in, however many you own for family use, and property you rent out. Rent you have already collected and still hold does count, and belongs in section 05.
08What you oweDeductible within the next 12 months0
Borrowed money and goods bought on credit
Loan and mortgage instalments due in the next 12 monthsOnly the coming year, not the whole outstanding balance
Rent, utilities and bills already due
Wages owed to staff
Tax due now or overdue
Do not deduct bills that are not yet due, long term debt beyond the next 12 months, or any interest element. Interest is not a debt Islam recognises for this purpose.
09Farm produceUshr, calculated separately0
Ushr is a separate obligation with its own rules. It falls due at every harvest, not once a lunar year, and its threshold is roughly 653 kg of the crop, not the cash nisab. It is kept out of the figure above and reported on its own.
Value of produce watered by rain or springs10%
Value of produce watered by pump, canal or well5%
Value of produce watered by both7.5%
10Grazing livestockPaid in animals, not in cash—
Livestock zakat is not a percentage of value. It follows fixed bands and is paid in animals. Any calculator that charges you 2.5% of your herd's worth is wrong. Enter your numbers and this will tell you what is actually due.
Sheep and goats, free grazing, over one year
Cattle and buffalo, free grazing
Camels, free grazing
Poultry, fish farms and stall fed animals raised to sell are trade stock, not grazing livestock. Put their value in section 06 instead.

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What is zakat al-fitr?

Zakat al-Fitr, widely known as fitrana, is a special charity paid at the close of Ramadan, before the Eid al-Fitr prayer. Its purpose is twofold: to purify the fasting person from any shortcomings during the month, and to ensure the poor can share in the joy of Eid with food on the table. It is obligatory on every Muslim who has food beyond their needs for the day, paid by the head of the household for everyone in it.

How much is fitrana?

The amount is one sa' of the staple food of the region per person. A sa' is a volume measure equal to roughly 2.5 to 3 kilograms of wheat, rice, barley, dates or raisins. In practice, most people pay the cash equivalent of that quantity of the local staple, which mosques and charities calculate and announce each year. Because it is tied to the price of food, the cash figure changes annually and by country.

Who pays, and for whom

The head of the household pays fitrana on behalf of every member: themselves, their spouse, their children, and any dependants they support. It is due for children of any age, and some scholars consider it recommended even on behalf of an unborn child in the last part of pregnancy, though that is optional. One payment is made per person in the household.

When is it due?

Fitrana must reach the poor before the Eid prayer. It becomes due at sunset on the last day of Ramadan, but it may be paid in the last few days of the month so that it arrives in time. Paying it after the Eid prayer means it counts as ordinary sadaqah, not as the obligatory zakat al-fitr, so timing matters.

Who receives it

Zakat al-Fitr is given to the poor and needy, the same categories as regular zakat, so that they too can celebrate Eid. It is best given as food or its cash value directly to those in need or through a trusted body that distributes before Eid.

Fitrana versus zakat on wealth

Do not confuse the two. Zakat al-Fitr is a small fixed amount per person, due once a year at the end of Ramadan. Zakat al-mal, zakat on wealth, is 2.5% of your savings and assets above the nisab, due after a full lunar year. Both are obligatory and both are separate. Calculate your annual zakat on wealth with the tool above, or learn how to calculate zakat.