Zakat Calculator — Qatar
Calculate your 2.5% Zakat in QAR on cash, gold, silver and investments, with the nisab set from live metal prices. No signup, no account needed.
Qatar's Zakat Affairs Department — how zakat actually gets paid here
Zakat in Qatar is administered by the Zakat Affairs Department (also referred to as the Zakat Fund), part of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. Its app and hotlines let residents calculate zakat on gold, silver and listed shares, request a home or office collection, apply for zakat assistance, or ask a scholar a fatwa question, with payments accepted via Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB). Qatar's e-government portal, Hukoomi, also offers a "Zakat Fund" e-service so residents can calculate and pay online or by bank transfer, alongside the department's roughly 31 physical branches and collection points around Doha and other cities. As in the rest of the Gulf, none of this is compulsory: Qatar has no law requiring individuals to route zakat through the Ministry, and paying it privately — to family, a mosque, or a registered charity — fulfils the obligation just as validly. The department mainly exists to make giving and receiving zakat convenient and to distribute pooled funds to people who qualify for assistance under Sharia.
What is Zakat and the nisab?
Zakat is the fixed 2.5% annual due on a Muslim's net wealth once it has been held for a full lunar year (hawl) and exceeds the nisab, a minimum threshold below which no zakat applies. Classical fiqh defines nisab as the value of 87.48g of gold or 612.36g of silver, and scholars differ on which to use — many prefer the lower silver figure so more people qualify to pay and more wealth reaches those in need. Qatar itself does not legislate a nisab figure for individuals; the Zakat Affairs Department applies the same fiqh thresholds and can convert them into Qatari riyals on request, or you can do it yourself against a current gold price.
Where to check the gold price in QAR
Because nisab is priced in grams of gold, not a fixed riyal amount, you need a same-day QAR gold rate. Qatar has no single official daily gold-price fixing; local jewellers and price-tracking sites instead convert the international spot price into QAR per gram across the common purities (24K, 22K, 21K, 18K) — for example, live rate pages such as Gulf News' Qatar gold-price tracker publish morning, afternoon and evening updates. This page deliberately doesn't print one fixed nisab number in riyals, since it moves daily: check a current QAR gold or silver rate, multiply by 87.48g (gold) or 612.36g (silver), and compare that figure with your net zakatable wealth above.
Practical points for Qatar
- Expat end-of-service gratuity: Qatar has one of the highest expatriate shares of any country — about 76.7% of its roughly 3.14 million residents were non-citizens as of 2024. Under Article 54 of Qatar's Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, most private-sector workers who complete at least one year of continuous service are entitled to an end-of-service gratuity of at least three weeks' basic wage per year worked, paid out when employment ends. While you're still employed this is a future entitlement, not cash in hand, so most scholars don't treat it as zakatable until it's actually paid; once received, add it to your other cash and it becomes zakatable in the normal way once a lunar year passes on it above nisab.
- Savings held in foreign currency: Qatar's large expatriate workforce commonly keeps savings split between QAR and a home-country currency or USD. Convert every account to a single reference currency (QAR or otherwise) at the current exchange rate on your zakat date before totalling your zakatable wealth — don't rely on the rate you originally transferred at.
- Gold jewellery: a Qatar Charity fatwa on this exact question concludes that gold jewellery genuinely worn for personal adornment (not held for resale or investment) is not zakatable, reflecting the majority Hanbali-leaning position among classical scholars. Hanafi jurists disagree and hold that gold or silver jewellery is zakatable once it reaches nisab regardless of whether it's worn. Pick the position you follow and apply it consistently across the jewellery in your household.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to pay Zakat through the Zakat Affairs Department in Qatar?
No. The Zakat Affairs Department, under the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, is Qatar's official collection and distribution channel, but there's no legal requirement to use it — you can give zakat directly to eligible recipients, a mosque, or another registered charity instead.
Can I pay Zakat online in Qatar?
Yes. Qatar's Zakat Affairs Department app lets you calculate zakat on gold, silver and shares and pay via Qatar Islamic Bank, and the Hukoomi e-government portal offers a separate Zakat Fund e-service for calculating and paying online or by bank transfer.
What gold price should I use for the nisab in QAR?
Use a current QAR gold (or silver) price per gram — Qatar has no fixed official rate, so prices track the international spot price — then multiply by 87.48g of gold or 612.36g of silver to get that day's nisab, since it changes daily.
Is my gratuity zakatable while I'm still working in Qatar?
Most scholars say no, because it isn't yet in your possession. Once your employer pays your end-of-service gratuity under Labour Law No. 14/2004, treat it as ordinary cash: it becomes zakatable once it, with your other wealth, exceeds nisab and has been held a full lunar year.
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Sources
- Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (Qatar) — Wikipedia (accessed 24 September 2026)
- The Peninsula Qatar — Awqaf Ministry launches app offering Zakat services (accessed 24 September 2026)
- Hukoomi (Qatar e-Government) — Calculate and pay Zakat through the Zakat Fund (accessed 24 September 2026)
- Doha News — Where to pay your Zakat this Ramadan in Qatar (accessed 24 September 2026)
- Demographics of Qatar — Wikipedia (2024 population and expatriate share) (accessed 24 September 2026)
- Al Meezan (Qatar Legal Portal) — Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, Article 54 (end-of-service gratuity) (accessed 24 September 2026)
- Gulf News — Qatar gold prices (live, QAR per gram) (accessed 24 September 2026)
- Islamweb — Fatwa: Zakah not obligatory for gold kept as jewelry (accessed 24 September 2026)
- IslamQA (Hanafi) — Zakat on jewellery (accessed 24 September 2026)