What should we do now regarding Zakat al-Fitr, and is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory upon us, given that we did not pay it before the Eid prayer due to the unavailability of the poor?
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al-Fitr must be paid promptly. It does not lapse by delay; rather, it remains a debt. No expiation is due from you for the delay, and there is no sin upon either of you for not having neglected it.
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