Islamic finance
Nisab Today in VND
The live zakat threshold in Vietnamese Dong, from today's gold and silver prices (2026-09-27).
Gold nisab by karat in VND
Nisab is 85 g of pure gold. Jewellery is alloyed, so the weight you need depends on the karat — the local standard in Vietnamese Dong is 24K.
| Karat | Purity | Per gram today (VND) | Grams for nisab |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24Klocal standard | 99.9% | 3,572,742 | 85.1 g |
| 22K | 91.7% | 3,278,411 | 92.7 g |
| 21K | 87.5% | 3,129,278 | 97.1 g |
| 18K | 75.0% | 2,682,239 | 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 in Vietnam: tael bars
Vietnamese gold saving uses 24K bars measured in tael (lượng, 37.5 g); one tael compares directly with nisab as 37.5 grams pure, so 85 grams is about 2.27 tael. Jewellery in 18K must be converted by purity. The dong is managed against the dollar and moves gradually. 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 Vietnam
Vietnam's Muslim community, largely Cham, holds savings in dong deposits and in tael gold bars and rings — the SJC tael is 24K and counts at its full 37.5 grams. Property bought to resell is zakatable at market value; the family home and land farmed are not.
Where Vietnamese Muslims pay zakat
Through mosque and community leaders in Ho Chi Minh City, An Giang and Ninh Thuan, or directly to the poor.
How to use these numbers
If your zakatable wealth in Vietnamese Dong — cash in VND, 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 (31,981,190 VND 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 Vietnam.
Nisab in other currencies
Frequently asked questions
What is the nisab in VND today?+
Using the gold standard (85 g of pure gold), today's nisab is about 303,987,031 VND. Using the silver standard (595 g) it is about 31,981,190 VND. Figures refresh daily with metal prices and the VND 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 Vietnamese Dong change?+
Two moving parts: the global gold/silver price, and the VND exchange rate. Both update daily, so a nisab figure published months ago can be far off — this page always shows today's value.