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Your Zakat Donations Save Lives

While fulfilling your obligation as a Muslim and purifying your wealth, let your Zakat extend a lifeline to our Muslim brothers and sisters who are unable to afford surgical and medical treatments. Give Zakat online to save many lives and earn great rewards.

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What Is Zakat and Who Is Eligible to Receive It?

Zakat is mandatory almsgiving in Islam. It is considered to be the third pillar of Islam. Zakat purifies wealth and holds central importance in the Islamic way of life as it provides means to create a more equitable society and ensures immense spiritual rewards.

Qualification and Calculation

Zakat is obligatory on all adult and sane Muslims who have wealth equal to or greater than the Nisab value. Believers who qualify for giving Zakat must follow the Islamic calendar and pay 2.5% of their eligible wealth.

Other Zakat Rules

According to the Hanafi school of jurisprudence, gold and silver must be included in your Zakat calculation even if they are used for adornment. Zakat must be paid to Muslims who are eligible individuals and must not be delayed.

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Eligible Recipients

Zakat must only be paid to the following categories of people:

  • The poor (Al-Fuqara)
  • People in need (Al-Masakin)
  • Zakat collectors (Al-‘Amilina ‘Alayha)
  • Those who have accepted Islam or are likely to do so (Al-Mu’allafatu Qulubuhum) Captives (Fir-Riqab)
  • Individuals in debt (Al-Gharimin), people striving in the cause of Islam (Fi Sabilillah)
  • Travelers (Ibn As-Sabil)

Immediate family members such as parents, children, and spouses don’t qualify to receive Zakat.

The Quran tells us:

“And establish prayer and give zakah, and whatever good you put forward for yourselves – you will find it with Allah. Indeed, Allah of what you do, is Seeing.”
Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:110

How We Use Your Zakat Donations to Heal Lives

With your Zakat donations, we provide eligible patients with essential healthcare services that they cannot afford.

Healthcare Need How Your Donation Helps Patient Benefit
1Surgery Covers the cost of operations, medical expenses, and hospital costs. Instead of suffering for years, patients start their journey towards full recovery without delay.
2Diagnostics Supports tests, scans, lab work, and assessments of patients needing surgery. A timely and accurate diagnosis means the patient can receive the right treatment.
3Medicine Provides prescribed medicines necessary for recovery, facilitating needy patients requiring surgery. Patients can avoid serious complications, overcome diseases, and find relief.

4Medical Treatment

Funds medical treatment of eligible patients. Underprivileged patients receive medical care for recovery after diagnostics.

Learn About Giving Zakat

Understand Islamic rules about Zakat, Zakat eligibility, and calculate your Zakat obligations.

Impact of Your Zakat and Other Donations

Your donations extend a lifeline to many deserving communities, make a lasting impact, and bring you immense spiritual rewards.

36,188Global Donors
$5.9 MFunds Spent on Treatment
387,416Patients Treated
744Free Medical Camps Organized

You Can Help Them Start a New Chapter in Life

You can choose Zakat-eligible patients or initiatives and contribute to ease their pain and suffering.

Donate Zakat From Your Country

Select the relevant location from where you want to give your Zakat donations.

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Support Healing Beyond Borders

Let your Zakat make an impact on those who need it most. Donate now from your country to our Shariah-compliant Zakat funds.

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How to Pay Zakat Online?

1

Calculate Your Zakat Obligations

You can calculate your Zakat obligations through Transparent Hands’ online Zakat calculator.

2

Select an Eligible Patient or Cause

We ensure that your Zakat donations are spent on patients after thorough verification of their eligibility.

3

Secure Zakat Payment

Give your Zakat conveniently and securely through a variety of payment options.

Donate to Transparent Hands with Confidence

Transparent Hands provides free surgical and medical care to deserving communities, including verified poor and needy patients in Pakistan. Zakat-designated donations are directed toward eligible healthcare needs under Shariah guidance and with a focus on transparent patient support.

Alongside Zakat-funded medical care, Transparent Hands also manages other charitable initiatives through their appropriate donation categories, helping donors give with clear intention and confidence.

  • 100% Shariah-Compliance: We are Shariah-compliant and work under the guidance of a qualified Islamic scholar.

  • Complete Transparency: We provide complete details about our patients, campaigns, and donation funds utilization through timely reporting and updates.

  • Patient-Centered Approach: You don’t just donate, but also learn about the individuals you support and how it translates into real impact.

  • Easy and Secure Giving: Our online crowdfunding platform enables you to donate with ease and we offer multiple secure payment methods.

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Transparency Leads to Lasting Trust

Timely updates, detailed reporting, and transparency throughout the process, has helped us win the trust of numerous donors over the years.

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Supporters can read detailed success stories, review feedback and audit reports, access Shariah-compliance certificates, and download receipts.

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FAQs

How to calculate Zakat?

To calculate Zakat, you must first determine your eligibility, which depends on the Nisab value. If you have wealth equal to or greater than the Nisab value, you must pay 2.5% of it to a defined group of people.

What is Zakat in Islam?

Zakat is the pillar of Islam and a form of mandatory charity that every adult and sane Muslim must give. Zakat is meant to achieve spiritual purification of your wealth, while providing means for the poor to sustain themselves.

Is it permissible to donate Zakat online?

Yes, donating Zakat online is convenient, safe, and allowed by Islamic scholars. Just make sure that your Zakat donations go to Shariah-compliant organizations.

How much is the Nisab value in 2026?

According to the State Bank of Pakistan, the Nisab value is Rs. 503,529. If you live outside Pakistan, you will have to calculate Zakat according to the silver or gold rates of the local market. If you have wealth equal to or greater than the value of 612.36 grams of silver, you qualify for Zakat.

How to calculate Zakat on gold in 2026?

The Zakat rate on gold is 2.5%, provided that your wealth exceeds the Nisab threshold. According to the Hanafi school of jurisprudence, you must give Zakat on gold/jewelry even if it is used for domestic use or adornments.

What does Zakat mean?

The word Zakat comes from Zakāh, which means purification. Zakat means purification, and it achieves spiritual purification. That doesn’t mean that by paying Zakat, a person can purify wealth earned by illegal or Haram means. Zakat only purifies legal and Halal wealth.

How is Zakat calculated?

Zakat calculation is straightforward. Simply calculate the total value of your wealth and give 2.5% of it as Zakat after subtracting your short-term debt. Remember that items of personal use aren’t included in these calculations. However, you must remember that paying Zakat exactly after a year is mandatory and shouldn’t be missed.

How much Zakat to pay?

You have to pay 2.5% of your wealth as Zakat provided that your possessions equal or exceed the Nisab threshold. Therefore, your Zakat obligations depend on how much wealth you own.

Why is Zakat important?

Giving Zakat is important because it is one of the fundamental requirements of Islam and a form of charity that sustains many deserving people. It is a way of showing faith in Allah (SWT) and achieving spiritual purification for your wealth.

Who is not eligible for Zakat?

Generally, people who don’t possess wealth equal to or greater than the Nisab value are not eligible to pay Zakat. Moreover, children and mentally-challenged people are also exempt from Zakat according to the Hanafi school of jurisprudence.

How much Zakat do I have to pay on 1 tola of gold in Pakistan?

The amount of payable Zakat on a Tola of Gold depends on the gold’s market value, which may fluctuate. You must pay 2.5% of that amount as your Zakat obligation. Remember that you have to pay Zakat even on the gold and silver jewelry used for adornment, according to the Hanifi school of thought.

Let your Zakat Donations Make the Greatest Impact

Your Zakat donations can help needy patients receive the required surgeries and medical treatments to lead healthy lives.

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