Zakat on gold is due at 2.5% of the market value of the gold you have held for one lunar year (hawl), provided the total reaches the Nisab threshold. This calculator applies that rule to the live Egyptian gold price so you can compute the amount in Egyptian pounds without doing the conversion by hand.
The gold Nisab is 85 grams of pure (24K) gold; the silver Nisab is 595 grams of silver. Because silver is far cheaper per gram, the silver Nisab produces a lower threshold and therefore captures more people — many scholars recommend it precisely for that reason, as it benefits recipients. The calculator shows the live EGP value of both thresholds so you can see which one your holdings cross.
Investment gold — bars, coins, the Egyptian Gold Pound and stored jewelry — is included by all four Sunni madhabs. Jewelry in regular personal use is where they differ: the Hanafi school includes it, while the Maliki, Shafi'i and Hanbali schools generally exempt it within customary limits. The calculator lets you choose a madhab so the base changes accordingly.
Value gold at its market price on the day Zakat falls due, not the price you paid. Use the metal value only: workmanship you paid the jeweler is not part of the Zakatable base, and neither is the dealer spread. For mixed karats, convert each item to its pure-gold equivalent (weight × purity) and total them.
The hawl is a lunar year, about 354 days, so the due date drifts roughly eleven days earlier each solar year. Many people anchor it to Ramadan for simplicity, which is permissible as long as the interval remains a full lunar year. This tool is arithmetic, not a fatwa — for personal rulings, consult a qualified scholar.
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