Benin at a glance for the Zakat payer: Africa region, West African CFA franc (XOF) as the money of the calculation, and a Muslim community whose main languages include French. It brings together the Nisab in your currency — XOF 361,868 on the silver standard and XOF 4,031,189 on the gold standard, indicatively — the way Zakat is commonly paid in Benin, a worked example, and the dates and timetable links you need for Ramadan 2027. The calculators linked here run in your browser, free, with the Nisab converted into XOF at live metal prices rather than printed from a table that went stale last month.
At the reference prices used for this guide — gold at USD 76.42 per gram and silver at USD 0.98 per gram, converted at 603 XOF per US dollar — the gold Nisab in Benin is XOF 4,031,189 (87.48g × XOF 46,081 per gram) and the silver Nisab is XOF 361,868 (612.36g × XOF 591 per gram). Treat both figures as indicative: the XOF rate and the metal markets move daily, which is why the calculator reprices the thresholds at the moment of use. So the line that matters most in Benin is the silver one, XOF 361,868: cross it with net wealth held for a hawl, and 2.5% of everything above zero — not just of the excess — is due.
In daily practice, payers settle their Zakat through the same short list of routes: payroll deduction schemes offered by some employers, community collection points and food banks during Ramadan and bank transfer to registered Zakat charities. Whichever route you choose, the money has to arrive with recipients within the eight categories of Quran 9:60, and it must transfer into their ownership (tamlik). A common pattern in Benin: settle the calculation at home first — often on a fixed Ramadan date — and then distribute through two or three trusted channels rather than one. Before paying, ask how funds are distributed, keep the receipt beside your calculation report, and confirm whether any administration deduction touches the Zakat itself. A Zakat-specific fund, where a platform offers one, keeps the money out of general spending — the distinction is recorded in XOF on your statement.
Ramadan 1448 is expected to begin on Monday 8 February 2027 in Benin as elsewhere, pending the sighted crescent and the announcement your community follows. Ramadan's last ten nights start with the Maghrib of 27 February 2027, Laylat al-Qadr being sought on the odd nights — 27 February, then 1, 3, 5 and 7 March — with the 27th night opening the evening of Friday 5 March 2027. Expect the last fast on 8 or 9 March 2027, with Eid al-Fitr on 9–10 March 2027. For daily times in Benin, use the Ramadan 2027 timetables by city, and Fitrana must be paid before the Eid prayer.
A resident of Benin holding XOF 1,519,846 held as cash and savings — some 4.2 times the silver Nisab — with nothing owed. It has passed the Nisab and sat for a full lunar year, making the Zakat XOF 37,996 at 2.5%. Any gold, stock or foreign currency joins the same XOF total before the 2.5% is applied.
Indicatively, gold's Nisab is XOF 4,031,189 — 87.48 grams of gold — with the silver Nisab at XOF 361,868 for 612.36 grams of silver. They are priced from per-gram values of XOF 46,081 for gold and a silver gram at XOF 591 in Benin at the 603 XOF reference rate. Markets move every day, so use the live calculator for the exact threshold on your Zakat date; silver is the standard most scholars advise for cash.
For Benin, the money of the calculation is XOF (West African CFA franc). Foreign balances converts into XOF using the rate on your Zakat date and added before the Nisab test — a balance kept in Eritrea, for example, enters at its XOF value on that date, not at the rate from when it was earned. What travels is the method, not the money: the Nisab, the hawl and the 2.5% rate are identical in Benin to everywhere else.
Start with the gross in XOF — balances, metals at today's price, business stock, investments and money owed to you. Net off debts due, then set the net figure against the Nisab — start with the silver figure, XOF 361,868. If it reaches the Nisab and a lunar year has passed, is charged at 2.5% of the whole amount — XOF 37,996 on the XOF 1,519,846 example worked through above.
Fitrana (Zakat al-Fitr) is not a fixed ZakatSuite figure: Fitrana is one sa' of the local staple (about 2–3 kg of wheat, rice, flour or dates) per person. Councils in Benin announce the XOF rate each Ramadan, with announcements commonly made in French. It is paid for every member of the household, including children, with the Eid prayer as the deadline. Enter the announced XOF rate in the Fitrana calculator and it totals the household's duty.
Regionally, Benin is grouped with the rest of Africa; and its community languages are recorded as French. Its two-letter code is BJ — (zakatsuite.com/bj) — and this address for the full guide. Every one of the 209 tools accepts Benin with XOF, including live Nisab conversion and PDF reports; neighbouring coverage includes the Zakat calculator for Eritrea.