Zakat Nisab Threshold Checker

A zakat nisab threshold checker for gold vs silver 2026 — enter today's prices and see both nisab limits instantly. Use the free Zakat Nisab Threshold Checker below — enter your values and get instant results, right in your browser. Gold nisab = 87.48 × gold price per gram. Silver nisab = 612.36 × silver price per gram. Both are fixed weights from the Sunnah; only the rupee conversion changes with market prices.

How to use the Zakat Nisab Threshold Checker

Zakat becomes obligatory only when your zakatable wealth reaches the nisab — the minimum threshold set at 87.48 grams of gold or 612.36 grams of silver. Because metal prices move daily, the rupee value of nisab changes too. This zakat nisab threshold checker for gold vs silver lets you enter today's local per-gram prices manually and instantly see both thresholds side by side, so you can check whether zakat applies to you this year.

  1. Check today's gold and silver per-gram rates from your local sarafa market or a jeweler.
  2. Enter the gold rate in the Gold price per gram field and the silver rate in the Silver price per gram field.
  3. Click Calculate to see the nisab value under both the gold standard (87.48 g) and the silver standard (612.36 g).
  4. Compare your total zakatable wealth (cash, gold, silver, trade goods minus debts) against the thresholds — if it meets either, zakat is due.

Formula

Gold nisab = 87.48 × gold price per gram. Silver nisab = 612.36 × silver price per gram. Both are fixed weights from the Sunnah; only the rupee conversion changes with market prices.

Worked example

If gold is Rs 30,000 per gram, the gold nisab is 87.48 × 30,000 = Rs 2,624,400. If silver is Rs 350 per gram, the silver nisab is 612.36 × 350 = Rs 214,326. Someone holding Rs 300,000 in savings would owe zakat under the silver standard but not the gold one.

Frequently asked questions

Scholars differ. The Hanafi position traditionally uses the silver nisab, which is lower and brings more people into zakat. Many contemporary scholars recommend the silver threshold as the safer, more cautious choice. Ask a trusted scholar for your situation.

Gold and silver rates change daily and vary by city. Manual entry keeps the calculation accurate for your market on your zakat date, without relying on possibly outdated built-in rates.

No. Only cash, bank balances, gold, silver, trade goods, and recoverable loans count. Personal home, car, furniture, and clothing for personal use are excluded.

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