Q9. What are the specified Nisab, (minimum wealth) and the rate of Zakat for each category of wealth?
The Nisab and the rate of Zakat for each category are given below. For further details refer to the answer for Question 12.
| Category of wealth |
Nisab |
Rate of Zakat |
| A. Personal wealth |
Three (3) ounces of gold or its current value |
2.5% |
| B. Agricultural produce
1. From cultivated land
2. From non-cultivated land |
653 Kg of wheat or its equivalent value. |
1.5%
2.10% |
| C. Minerals and Rikaz |
|
20% |
| D. Live stock
1. Goat and sheep
2. Cows
3. Camels |
40 goats and/or sheep
30 cows
5 Camels |
See tables below |
Following tables give the Zakat for the three sub categories of livestock.
| Sub Category 1: Sheep, lambs, and goats |
|
Nisab: 40
|
Zakat
|
| Number owned |
Zakat in kind
|
| 1 to 39 |
0
|
| 40 to 120 |
1
|
| 121 to 200 |
2
|
| 201 to 399 |
3
|
| 400 |
4
|
| Greater than 400 |
4+1 for every 100 above 400
|
| Sub Category 2: Cows, and buffaloes (Domestic and not wild) |
|
Nisab: 30
|
Zakat
|
| Number owned |
One year old calf |
|
Two year old calf |
Total |
| 1 to 29 |
0
|
+
|
0
|
0
|
| 30 to 39 |
1
|
+
|
0
|
1
|
| 40 to 59 |
0
|
+
|
1
|
1
|
| 60 to 69 |
2
|
+
|
0
|
2
|
| 70 to 79 |
1
|
+
|
1
|
2
|
| 80 to 89 |
0
|
+
|
2
|
2
|
| 90 to 99 |
3
|
+
|
0
|
3
|
| 100 |
2
|
+
|
1
|
3
|
| Greater than 100 |
Increase progressively for each increment of 10 using combinations of Zakat for 30 and 40 |
| Examples: |
| 110 (40+40+30) |
1
|
+
|
2
|
3
|
| 150 (30+30+30+30+30) |
5
|
+
|
0
|
5
|
| Alternate for 150 – (40+40+40+30) |
1
|
+
|
3
|
4
|
| Sub Category 3: Camels |
| Nisab: 5 |
Zakat
|
| Number owned |
Goat or sheep (1 yr old) |
One year old she-camel |
Two year old she-camel |
Three year old she-camel |
Four year old she-camel |
Total |
| 1 to 4 |
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
0
|
| 5 to 9 |
1
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
1
|
| 10 to 14 |
2
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
2
|
| 15 to 19 |
3
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
3
|
| 20 to 24 |
4
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
4
|
| 25 to 35 |
0
|
+
|
1
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
1
|
| 36 to 45 |
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
1
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
1
|
| 46 to 60 |
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
1
|
+
|
0
|
1
|
| 61 to 75 |
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
1
|
1
|
| 76 to 90 |
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
2
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
2
|
| 90 to 120 |
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
2
|
+
|
0
|
2
|
| Greater than 120 |
(2) three year old she-camels plus zakat from the above table for increment above 120 |
| Examples: |
| 140 (120 + 20) |
4
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
2
|
+
|
0
|
6
|
| 190 (120 + 70) |
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
0
|
+
|
2
|
+
|
1
|
3
|
