Payment of zakat individually or collectively

Question

Can zakat be paid individually or not? If it is paid collectively, how can assurance be obtained regarding its proper fulfillment?

Answer

The statement of Mawlana Abul Kalam Azad that: “I declare from this pulpit with full responsibility that not only is zakat paid individually incorrect, but the more correct view is that it is not zakat at all; it may be given some other name, but it cannot be called zakat,” contradicts the explicit statements of the juristic tradition and the view of the majority of scholars…

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