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Zakat 🕑 6 min read 📅 Ramadan 2026

Nisab 2026 Explained: Current Threshold for Zakat

The Nisab threshold determines whether you owe Zakat. Get the latest 2026 values in pounds sterling.

The Nisab is the minimum threshold of wealth a Muslim must possess before Zakat becomes obligatory. Understanding the current Nisab value is the first step in calculating whether you owe Zakat.

Nisab Values for 2026

Gold Nisab

87.48 grams of gold — approximately £4,800-£5,200 (depending on current gold prices)

Silver Nisab

612.36 grams of silver — approximately £350-£450 (depending on current silver prices)

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Gold vs Silver Nisab: Which Should I Use?

Most scholars recommend using the silver Nisab as it is lower, meaning more people pay Zakat and more recipients benefit. The Hanafi school specifically recommends whichever Nisab benefits the poor more — which is the silver threshold.

Do I Meet the Nisab?

If your total Zakatable assets (savings, gold, silver, investments, money owed to you) minus debts exceed the Nisab threshold, and you have held this wealth for one lunar year, you owe 2.5% as Zakat.

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