What is the obligation upon a person who did not take out and pay Zakat al-Fitrah on the day of Eid? What should they do if they have not paid it for many years?
Based on obligatory precaution, the person is not absolved of paying Zakat al-Fitrah even if they failed to do so [for many years]. They must still fulfill this duty with the intention of seeking general nearness (qurbah mutlaqah) to God and not with an intention of it being in its required time (ada) nor that it is lapsed (qada).