Moldova at a glance for the Zakat payer: written for payers who calculate and pay in MDL (Moldovan leu). This page translates the universal rules into that local reality: practical notes on paying Zakat in Moldova, a step-by-step method, a worked example with real MDL figures, and answers to the questions payers in Moldova ask most. Moldova sits in the Europe region, and the main languages of its Muslim community include Romanian — the rules below are the universal Shariah rules, expressed entirely in local terms.
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 17.8 MDL per US dollar — the gold Nisab in Moldova is MDL 118,997 (87.48g × MDL 1,360 per gram) and the silver Nisab is MDL 10,682 (612.36g × MDL 17 per gram). Both are snapshots, not fixtures — the MDL rate and the metal markets move daily, which is why the calculator reprices the thresholds at the moment of use. The practical consequence in Moldova: net savings that pass MDL 10,682 and stay there for a lunar year are zakatable at 2.5% under the silver standard most scholars recommend for cash.
As a rule, most payers hand their Zakat over through a few familiar channels: community collection points and food banks during Ramadan, bank transfer to registered Zakat charities and local Zakat committees that collect and distribute within the community. On every route, Zakat must actually reach people whom Quran 9:60 names as eligible, and it must transfer into their ownership (tamlik). A common pattern in Moldova: 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 your payment receipt with your calculation report, and check whether administration costs come out of the Zakat itself where an organisation deducts them. A Zakat-specific fund, where a platform offers one, keeps the money out of general spending — the distinction is recorded in MDL on your statement.
The Ramadan of 1448 AH is expected to begin on Monday 8 February 2027 for Moldova as for most of the world, always subject to moon sighting and the announcement your community follows. The closing ten nights begin with the Maghrib of 27 February 2027, the search for Laylat al-Qadr falling on the odd nights that open on 27 February, 1, 3, 5 and 7 March the likeliest, the 27th, opening on 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. Daily fasting times for Moldova are gathered through the Ramadan 2027 timetables by city, with Fitrana due before the Eid prayer, not after it.
Imagine savings in Moldova of MDL 60,887 across cash and savings accounts , roughly 5.7 times the silver Nisab, and no debts due. It clears the Nisab and completes a hawl, so 2.5% is due: MDL 1,522. Gold, business stock or foreign currency would be added in MDL first, with the 2.5% applied to the combined net total.
The short answer for Moldova: gold stands at MDL 118,997 for 87.48 grams of gold and the silver Nisab is MDL 10,682 — 612.36 grams of silver. They are priced from per-gram values of MDL 1,360 for gold and silver at MDL 17 the gram in Moldova, at 17.8 MDL per US dollar. Markets move every day, so let the live calculator quote the threshold of your actual due date; most scholars recommend the silver Nisab for cash and savings.
Calculations for Moldova run in MDL (Moldovan leu). Foreign balances converts into MDL at your due date's rate and added to the total before the Nisab test — a balance kept in Bulgaria, for example, enters at its MDL value on that date, not at the rate from when it was earned. The rules themselves do not change with the currency: the same calculation a payer runs in Bulgaria, settled here in Moldovan leu.
Work in MDL throughout: cash and savings, metals priced today, stock bought for resale, investments and money owed to you. Deduct debts that are due now, then set the net figure against the Nisab in MDL — silver first (MDL 10,682). A net figure over the threshold, held a full hawl, is charged at 2.5% of the whole amount — MDL 1,522 on the MDL 60,887 example worked through above.
No fixed figure exists for Moldova: the duty is one sa' of local staple food — some 2–3 kilograms of wheat, rice, flour or dates — per person. Scholars and councils in Moldova set the rate in MDL each year, and community announcements there are commonly made in Romanian. It is paid for every member of the household, including children, and must reach the poor before the Eid prayer. The Fitrana calculator multiplies Moldova's announced rate by your household size so nobody is missed.
On ZakatSuite, Moldova sits in the Europe region and its community languages are recorded as Romanian. The country code is MD, the short page lives at zakatsuite.com/md, while this long guide stays at the country address. Every one of the 209 tools accepts Moldova with MDL, with PDF reports for the record.