We are Zakat Experts, Business and Personal.

From simple to complex scenarios; we have crossover expertise in both Shariah and business compliance.

About the Founder

For more than 11 years, Umer Shahid has dedicated his professional and academic career to the field of Zakat. His expertise combines a deep understanding of Shariah and Maqasid al-Shariah with practical experience in financial analysis, accounting, and contemporary financial structures. This multidisciplinary background has enabled him to advise individuals, companies, investment funds, and charitable organizations on complex Zakat matters across diverse countries and financial environments.

Umer holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Shariah, both awarded with First Class Honors, from Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University. His Master’s thesis, The Sharia Objectives of Zakat: A Foundational and Applied Study, was approved and later published in collaboration with Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority and Dar Al-Maiman Publishing House. He is currently pursuing doctoral studies in Shariah at the Islamic University of Madinah.

Throughout his career, Umer has handled a wide range of Zakat cases, developed calculation methodologies and financial models, contributed to Zakat software and investment-fund Zakat models, and delivered research, training, and professional consultations. Fluent in Arabic, English, and Urdu, he works with clients from diverse cultural and financial backgrounds.

Field Experience

We bring over eleven years of dedicated experience in the field of Zakat, combining specialised academic research with extensive practical application. Throughout this period, we have calculated Zakat for clients holding diverse assets and investments across multiple countries, giving us deep insight into how varying financial systems, regulatory environments, and investment structures affect accurate Zakat treatment.

Our experience spans a broad range of Zakatable assets, including investment holdings such as stocks, funds, business ownership, and both short- and long-term investments; commercial assets encompassing trading inventory, stock-in-trade, receivables, and operational activities; real estate assets held for sale or income generation, along with rental income; cash and financial assets such as cash holdings, bank accounts, and deposits; as well as contemporary and digital assets assessed in accordance with Shariah principles. Over the years, the total value of Zakatable assets we have calculated for our clients has exceeded USD 3 billion. This reflects the trust placed in our services and our ability to manage large-scale, complex Zakat portfolios with accuracy and professionalism.

Our consultants apply Zakat rulings across diverse legal and financial frameworks, ensuring consistent, precise, and fully Shariah compliant outcomes. Our work has covered assets and investments located in numerous jurisdictions, including the United States, United Kingdom, China, Switzerland, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia, and beyond.

Our Approach

Our approach is built on a simple principle: Zakat deserves both scholarly precision and practical understanding. Modern wealth can involve companies, investments, funds, financial instruments, partnerships, receivables, liabilities, and other complex structures. Determining Zakat in such circumstances requires more than applying a simple formula. It requires understanding the underlying assets, the financial reality, and the relevant principles of Shariah. This is the purpose behind Zakat Expert: to make professional Zakat guidance clear, accurate, transparent, and grounded in authentic Shariah principles.

Zakat is not merely a calculation. It is an act of worship and a means of purification, justice, mercy, and social responsibility. The goal is therefore not simply to determine how much Zakat is due, but to help each client fulfill this obligation with knowledge, confidence, and peace of mind. To that end, our consultants are distinguished by their deep awareness of the spiritual and ethical dimensions of Zakat and their strong grounding in the Maqasid, or higher objectives, of Shariah. They regard Zakat first and foremost as an act of worship that purifies wealth, refines the soul, and promotes social justice before it is a financial calculation. This Maqasid driven perspective is complemented by rigorous scholarly and professional qualifications.