Nisab in grams and tola
Convert the zakat nisab for gold or silver into grams and tola at the purity you own, and see its value at the price you enter. Both nisab weights in use today are shown side by side.
Short answer
The nisab is the least wealth on which zakat is due. The UAE Fatwa Council uses 85 g of pure gold or 595 g of pure silver; many South Asian bodies use 87.48 g and 612.36 g (7.5 and 52.5 tola). At 22k, 85 g of pure gold is about 92.73 g of jewellery. Multiply the grams by today's price.
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Nisab at this purity
85 g gold / 595 g silver
UAE Fatwa Council
- Nisab in pure metal
- 85 g
- Weight at this purity
- 85 g
- In tola
- 7.288 tola
- Value at your price
- Enter a price to see the value
87.48 g gold / 612.36 g silver
7.5 / 52.5 tola, common in South Asia
- Nisab in pure metal
- 87.48 g
- Weight at this purity
- 87.48 g
- In tola
- 7.5 tola
- Value at your price
- Enter a price to see the value
How the converter works
- Start from the nisab weight in pure metal: 85 g of gold or 595 g of silver (UAE Fatwa Council), or 87.48 g and 612.36 g (7.5 and 52.5 tola).
- Grams at your purity = nisab × 24 ÷ karat for gold, or nisab × 999 ÷ fineness for silver.
- Tola = grams ÷ 11.6638, because 1 tola is 180 grains (3/8 of a troy ounce).
- Value = grams at your purity × the price per gram you enter, or tola × the price per tola. Nothing is fetched: the price is yours.
Why there are two nisab weights
The nisab is 20 mithqal of gold or 200 dirham of silver. Converting those old coins into grams gives two figures in use today. The difference is about how heavy the historical mithqal and dirham were, not a difference between the madhabs.
The UAE Fatwa Council uses 85 g of 24k gold and 595 g of 99.9 silver, as do the Jordanian Iftaa Department and, as widely reported, AAOIFI. Many South Asian bodies and NZF in the UK use 87.48 g and 612.36 g, which are 7.5 and 52.5 tola.
Nisab weight: 85 g gold / 595 g silver (UAE Fatwa Council) or 87.48 g / 612.36 g (7.5 / 52.5 tola, common in South Asia). Scholars differ on the old coin weights. This is an estimate setting that no scholar has reviewed.
Purity: 24k, 22k, 21k and 18k
The nisab weight is pure metal. Jewellery is usually 22k, 21k or 18k, so it takes more grams to hold the same amount of pure gold: grams needed = nisab × 24 ÷ karat. For silver, grams needed = nisab × 999 ÷ fineness. Scholars differ on how gold mixed with other metals counts towards nisab; these figures count pure gold content only.
Gold purity: value and nisab are based on pure gold content (grams × karat ÷ 24 × 24k price). Scholars differ on how gold mixed with other metals counts towards nisab; this tool counts pure gold content only. This is an estimate assumption that no scholar has reviewed.
| Purity | 85 g / 595 g | 87.48 g / 612.36 g |
|---|---|---|
| 24k (pure) | 85 g (7.29 tola) | 87.48 g (7.5 tola) |
| 22k | 92.73 g (7.95 tola) | 95.43 g (8.18 tola) |
| 21k | 97.14 g (8.33 tola) | 99.98 g (8.57 tola) |
| 18k | 113.33 g (9.72 tola) | 116.64 g (10 tola) |
| Purity | 85 g / 595 g | 87.48 g / 612.36 g |
|---|---|---|
| 999 (fine) | 595 g (51.01 tola) | 612.36 g (52.5 tola) |
| 958 | 620.46 g (53.2 tola) | 638.57 g (54.75 tola) |
| 925 (sterling) | 642.6 g (55.09 tola) | 661.35 g (56.7 tola) |
| 900 | 660.45 g (56.62 tola) | 679.72 g (58.28 tola) |
Gold or silver nisab
Nisab basis: gold or silver, used when you hold cash, other assets or both metals together. If all you hold is gold, the gold nisab is used, and if all you hold is silver, the silver nisab (as NZF describes). The UAE Fatwa Council uses gold for cash. Many charities, including NZF, suggest silver because it reaches more people who need zakat. This is an estimate setting that no scholar has reviewed.
Tola and grams
1 tola is 180 grains, or 3/8 of a troy ounce: 11.6638 grams.
7.5 tola is 87.48 g, the gold nisab used in South Asia. 52.5 tola is 612.35 g of silver; the app uses 612.36 g, which is 0.01 g higher. Either figure is fine for an estimate.
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Questions
How many grams is 7.5 tola of gold?
7.5 tola is 87.48 grams, using 1 tola = 11.6638 grams. That is the gold nisab used by many South Asian bodies and by NZF. The UAE Fatwa Council uses 85 grams of 24k gold instead. At 22k, 87.48 grams of pure gold is held in about 95.43 grams of jewellery.
How many grams of 22k gold make the nisab?
About 92.73 grams of 22k gold holds the 85 grams of pure gold used by the UAE Fatwa Council, and about 95.43 grams holds 87.48 grams. For 21k it is about 97.14 or 99.98 grams, and for 18k about 113.33 or 116.64 grams. These figures count pure gold content only; scholars differ on how alloyed gold counts.
Should I use the gold or the silver nisab?
Scholars differ. The UAE Fatwa Council uses gold for cash and trade goods. Many charities, including NZF, suggest silver because the lower threshold means zakat reaches more people in need. The converter shows both and does not decide for you, so please ask a scholar you trust.
Does the converter show today's nisab price?
No. It does not fetch gold or silver prices. Enter the price you pay per gram or per tola at the purity you own, in your own currency, and the converter multiplies it by the nisab weight. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Sources
All accessed 10 November 2026. Where a source reports another body second-hand, it is marked. These are the references we read; they are not approval of this page.
- UAE Council for Fatwa statement on zakat nisab, jewellery and the lunar year (8–9 Apr 2024), Emarat Al Youm
- UAE Council for Fatwa statement on zakat (Apr 2024), Aletihad
- Nisab: gold and silver thresholds, National Zakat Foundation (UK)
- Nisab of gold and silver in grams (Darul Iftaa, Mufti Ebrahim Desai), IslamQA.org (Askimam)
- Nisab in tola and grams, Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
- Nisab of gold and silver (Shafi'i), General Iftaa Department, Jordan, via IslamQA.org
- Can a solar year be used for zakat calculation? (reports AAOIFI 2.577%), National Zakat Foundation (UK) (reported second-hand)
- Is zakat payable on the gold and silver jewelry that a woman owns?, Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyya
- Should the minimum zakatable amount be measured by the gold or silver standard?, SeekersGuidance
- Tola (unit), Wikipedia
Last reviewed: 10 Nov 2026 (not reviewed by a scholar)