Calculate & Pay Zakat
Use our Zakat Calculator to work out how much Zakat to pay. Browse our Zakat Guide to find out the Nisab value this Ramadan, and get answers to your frequently asked questions about Zakat.
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Why Pay Zakat to Imran Khan Cancer Appeal?
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The Zakat you paid last Ramadan allowed us to provide free cancer treatment for 75% of our patients throughout 2022. For many of them, it was a lifeline.
The people who come to Shaukat Khanum Hospital are too poor to meet their basic daily needs, let alone the high cost of cancer treatment. In the worst cases, some cannot even afford to take away their deceased for burial without financial aid.
Read our Zakat Guide to find out more about who we give your Zakat to, who is eligible for Zakat, and about Zakat transparency at IKCA.
Use our Zakat Calculator to work out your Zakat for this year. Pay your Zakat online and in whole today or start paying it in instalments by sponsoring the full or partial treatment of a poor cancer patient at Shaukat Khanum Hospital.
For over 28 years, we’ve administered your Zakat and delivered it to Pakistan’s poorest in their time of most dire need. We’ve borne the trust and confidence of donors who require absolute transparency and adherence to Islamic guidance concerning their obligation of Zakat.
Now you can get answers to your frequently asked questions about the obligation of Zakat, its conditions in Islam, and Zakat transparency at IKCA by downloading our new Zakat Guide, or reading more in our Zakat FAQs below.
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Your Zakat Guide
Your Zakat allows us to treat 75% of patients free of charge at Shaukat Khanum Hospitals every year.
Download our Zakat Guide to find out the Nisab value this Ramadan, and get answers to your frequently asked questions about Zakat.
Zakat FAQs
How much is Nisab? Who needs to pay Zakat? Who can receive Zakat? Do I have to pay Zakat on gold every year? If these are some of your questions, then you’ve come to the right place.
Here, we’ve compiled a list of answers to all those frequently asked questions about Zakat. Learn more about the conditions of Zakat in Islam, and find out about our Zakat transparency. At Imran Khan Cancer Appeal, we take care to ensure your Zakat reaches the most deserving.
What is Zakat?
Zakat is a compulsory annual charity for eligible Muslims. It is one of the five pillars of Islam and is paid from wealth that has been held for one lunar year above the Nisab threshold.
Do I have to pay Zakat?
You need to pay Zakat if you are an adult Muslim of sound mind and your qualifying wealth remains above the Nisab threshold for one full lunar year.
What do I have to pay Zakat on?
Assets on which Zakat is payable include:
- Cash (in hand, in a bank account, or lent to others)
- Shares or investments that provide income
- Business stocks
- Pensions
- Gold and silver (as jewellery and stocks)
Zakat is not payable on assets for personal use such as the home you live in or your car.
What is the Nisab value this Ramadan?
The Nisab value changes with the market value of gold and silver. You can use the latest Nisab amount published by your organisation or local scholar when calculating your Zakat.
Our Zakat transparency
We take care to ensure Zakat is used only for eligible patients and services. Our teams follow a clear review process so donations reach those most in need.
Who gets my Zakat?
At Shaukat Khanum Hospital, the system we have in place is thorough when determining the eligibility of patients for Zakat. Patients are assessed carefully so that support goes to those who qualify.
Impact in Numbers
75%
The Zakat you give, provides free treatment to 75% of our patients each year.
£40m
Is how much we spent, in 2022, on providing free cancer care at our hospitals, for needy patients.
89,676
Was the number of chemotherapy sessions we provided last year, at an average cost of £1,800 per session.
14,952
New patients were admitted across our hospitals in 2022 alone. This is in addition to the people already in our care.
Urgent Appeals
Feed a Cancer Patient
Feed a Cancer Patient
Your support can help provide tests, treatment, medicine, and daily care to patients who otherwise could not afford life-saving cancer care.
Build Shaukat Khanum Karachi
Build Shaukat Khanum Karachi
Help us complete the Karachi hospital so more families in Sindh can access world-class cancer treatment regardless of what they can pay.
Support Shaukat Khanum Lahore
Support Shaukat Khanum Lahore
In Lahore, we need your help to expand our capacity. The rising incidence of cancer around the world is also affecting Pakistan’s poorest. Can you help us meet the demand so that no patient gets turned away from Shaukat Khanum Hospital?
Support Imran Khan Cancer Appeal
Fighting cancer costs. In a country where 65 million people live below the poverty line, most cancer patients in Pakistan neither have the means nor the support system to give them a fighting chance. Can you help?