How to pay Zakat in the UK

Use your established Zakat date and the same valuation date for savings, gold, investments and any other eligible assets. Convert foreign-currency holdings to GBP. Record your sources and the scholarly treatment chosen for investments, pensions and debts.

You may give directly where the relevant requirements are met or use an organisation that can distribute Zakat appropriately. Ask how it verifies recipients, records restrictions and handles ownership or agency requirements. An organisation’s name or charity status alone does not establish every religious condition.

Use the correct intention and payment designation. Retain the receipt, date and amount, and track it against your annual liability. A general donation, a Fitrana payment or disposal of interest should not be counted automatically as Zakat.

On this site you can pay Zakat to our eye surgery or cancer treatment programmes, which pay partner hospitals directly for named patients who cannot afford care. Your gift is marked as Zakat, and card payments run through Stripe Checkout. We do not issue Shariah rulings; read whether Zakat can fund medical treatment if you are unsure.

Gift Aid is a separate tax scheme with organisation and donor requirements. It is not available on gifts made through this site: our charity registration is in progress and future claims would need HMRC recognition. See Gift Aid and Zakat.