Islamic finance
Nisab Today in GBP
The live zakat threshold in British Pound, from today's gold and silver prices (2026-09-27).
Gold nisab by karat in GBP
Nisab is 85 g of pure gold. Jewellery is alloyed, so the weight you need depends on the karat — the local standard in British Pound is 22K.
| Karat | Purity | Per gram today (GBP) | Grams for nisab |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24K | 99.9% | 104 | 85.1 g |
| 22Klocal standard | 91.7% | 95.32 | 92.7 g |
| 21K | 87.5% | 90.99 | 97.1 g |
| 18K | 75.0% | 77.99 | 113.3 g |
Spot metal value at 2026-09-27; shop prices add making charges and tax. Zakat itself is 2.5% of the value once you are above nisab.
Nisab for Muslims in the UK
The large UK zakat charities publish nisab figures in pounds and generally use the lower silver threshold so that more people qualify to pay. British investment gold — the sovereign (22K, 7.32 g pure) and the Britannia (24K) — is valued at its pure gold content. The pound floats, so the GBP nisab moves with both gold and the exchange rate. Nisab is measured in pure gold, and jewellery is never pure: multiply each piece's weight by its karat's purity (0.9167 for 22K, 0.875 for 21K, 0.75 for 18K, 0.585 for 14K) before comparing the total with 85 grams. The karat table above gives today's per-gram value of each karat in your currency for a quick valuation.
The zakat year
The zakat year (hawl) is lunar — about 354 days, not 365. Fixing one Hijri date each year (many people use Ramadan) keeps the calculation consistent; paying on a Gregorian anniversary drifts eleven days later every year.
Common situations for zakat payers in the UK
Pensions: workplace and personal pensions are the biggest UK question. The common view among British scholars is that defined-contribution pension pots are zakatable on the accessible value once you can draw them (from 55, rising to 57), and that before then some scholars exempt them while others say to pay on the zakatable proportion of the underlying funds. Follow one considered opinion consistently.
ISAs, Premium Bonds and Help to Buy or Lifetime ISA balances are zakatable at full value. Student loans are not deducted, because repayment is contingent on income. Help to Buy equity loans and mortgages are deducted only for the coming year's instalments in the majority contemporary view.
Where British Muslims pay zakat
National Zakat Foundation distributes UK-collected zakat inside the UK; Islamic Relief, Muslim Aid, Penny Appeal and many others distribute abroad. Zakat is a charitable donation for Gift Aid purposes when paid to a registered charity, so a UK taxpayer's zakat can be Gift-Aided.
How to use these numbers
If your zakatable wealth in British Pound — cash in GBP, gold and silver, money owed to you, and business inventory — stays at or above the nisab for one full lunar year, zakat of 2.5% is due. Most scholars recommend checking against the lower silver figure (930 GBP today) so that zakat reaches more people.
Calculate exactly what you owe with the zakat calculator, value gold by weight and karat with zakat on gold, or see today's gold price in UK.
Nisab in other currencies
Frequently asked questions
What is the nisab in GBP today?+
Using the gold standard (85 g of pure gold), today's nisab is about 8,839 GBP. Using the silver standard (595 g) it is about 930 GBP. Figures refresh daily with metal prices and the GBP exchange rate.
Gold or silver standard — which should I use?+
Most scholars recommend the silver nisab because it is lower — zakat becomes due sooner and more of the poor benefit. The gold standard is also valid.
Why does the nisab in British Pound change?+
Two moving parts: the global gold/silver price, and the GBP exchange rate. Both update daily, so a nisab figure published months ago can be far off — this page always shows today's value.
Do I pay zakat on my workplace pension?+
Opinions differ. Many British scholars say no zakat is due until the pot becomes accessible; others say to pay on the zakatable proportion each year. Pick one considered view and apply it consistently.