Narrated Buraydah: The Prophet ﷺ appointed a sixth to a grandmother if no mother is left to inherit before her.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي رِزْمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ أَبُو الْمُنِيبِ الْعَتَكِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "جَعَلَ لِلْجَدَّةِ السُّدُسَ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ دُونَهَا أُمٌّ".

Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: My son has died; what do I receive from his estate? He replied: You receive a sixth. When he turned away he called him and said: You receive another sixth. When he turned away, he called him and said: The other sixth is an allowance (beyond what is due). Qatadah said: They (the Companions) did not know the heirs with whom he was given (a sixth). Qatadah said: The minimum share given to the grandfather was a sixth.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا هَمَّامٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْحَسَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنً، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "إِنَّ ابْنَ ابْنِي مَاتَ فَمَا لِي مِنْ مِيرَاثِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَكَ السُّدُسُ فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ دَعَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَكَ سُدُسٌ آخَرُ فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ دَعَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ السُّدُسَ الْآخَرَ طُعْمَةٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ قَتَادَةُ:‏‏‏‏ فَلَا يَدْرُونَ مَعَ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ وَرَّثَهُ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ:‏‏‏‏ أَقَلُّ شَيْءٍ وَرِثَ الْجَدُّ السُّدُسُ".

Al-Hasan reported that Umar asked: Which of your knows what share the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had given to the grandfather from the estate? Maqil ibn Yasar said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave him a sixth. He asked: Along with whom? He replied: I do not know. He said: You do not know; what is the use then?

حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ خَالِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ يُونُسَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْحَسَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ عُمَرَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "أَيُّكُمْ يَعْلَمُ مَا وَرَّثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْجَدَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَا وَرَّثَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ السُّدُسَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَعَ مَنْ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا أَدْرِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا دَرَيْتَ فَمَا تُغْنِي إِذًا ؟".

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ said: Divide the property among those whose share have been prescribed in the Book of Allah, and what remains from the prescribed shares goes to the nearest male heirs.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمخْلَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهَذَا حَدِيثُ مَخْلَدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهُوَ الأَشْبَعُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "اقْسِمْ الْمَالَ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الْفَرَائِضِ عَلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَا تَرَكَتِ الْفَرَائِضُ فَلِأَوْلَى ذَكَرٍ".

Narrated Al-Miqdam al-Kindi: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone leaves a debt or a helpless family I shall be responsible-and sometimes the narrator said: Allah and His Messenger will be responsible-but if anyone leaves property, it goes to his heirs. I am the heirs of him who has none, paying blood-wit for him and inheriting from him; and a maternal uncle is the heir of him who has none, paying blood-wit for him and inheriting from him.

حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ بُدَيْلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ رَاشِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي عَامِرٍ الْهَوْزَنِيِّ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ لُحَيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْمِقْدَامِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "مَنْ تَرَكَ كَلًّا فَإِلَيَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ وَأَنَا وَارِثُ مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لَهُ أَعْقِلُ لَهُ وَأَرِثُهُ وَالْخَالُ وَارِثُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لَهُ يَعْقِلُ عَنْهُ وَيَرِثُهُ".

Narrated Al-Miqdam al-Kindi: The Prophet ﷺ said: I am nearer to every believer than himself, so if anyone leaves a debt or a helpless family, I shall be responsible, but if anyone leaves property, it goes to his heirs. I am patron of him who has none, inheriting his property and freeing him from his liabilities. A maternal uncle is patron of him who has none, inheriting his property and freeing him from his liabilities. Abu Dawud said: da'iah means dependants or helpless family. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by al-Zubaidi from Rashid bin Saad from Ibn 'A'idh on the authority of al-Miqdam. It has also been transmitted by Muawiyah bin Salih from Rashid who said: I heard al-Miqdam (say).

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فِي آخَرِينَ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ بُدَيْلٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَيْسَرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْرَاشِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي عَامِرٍ الْهَوْزَنِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْمِقْدَامِ الْكِنْدِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "أَنَا أَوْلَى بِكُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَنْ تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيْعَةً فَإِلَيَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ وَأَنَا مَوْلَى مَنْ لَا مَوْلَى لَهُ أَرِثُ مَالَهُ وَأَفُكُّ عَانَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالْخَالُ مَوْلَى مَنْ لَا مَوْلَى لَهُ يَرِثُ مَالَهُ وَيَفُكُّ عَانَهُ"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد، ‏‏‏‏‏‏رَوَاهُ الزُّبَيْدِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ رَاشِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ عَائِذٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْمِقْدَامِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَرَوَاهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ رَاشِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ الْمِقْدَامَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ يَقُولُ الضَّيْعَةُ مَعْنَاهُ عِيَالٌ.

Narrated Al-Miqdam: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: I am the heirs of Him who has none, freeing him from his liabilities, and inheriting what he possesses. A maternal uncle is the heir of Him who has none, freeing him from his liabilities, and inheriting his property.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ بْنُ عَتِيقٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْمِقْدَامِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَدِّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ "أَنَا وَارِثُ مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لَهُ أَفُكُّ عَانِيَهُ وَأَرِثُ مَالَهُ وَالْخَالُ وَارِثُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لَهُ يَفُكُّ عَانِيَهُ وَيَرِثُ مَالَهُ".

Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: A client of the Prophet ﷺ died and left some property, but he left no child or relative. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Give what he has left to a man belonging to his village. Abu Dawud said: The tradition of Sufyan is more perfect. Musaddad said: Thereupon the Prophet ﷺ said: Is there anyone belonging to his land ? They replied: Yes. He said: Then give him what he has left.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ. ح وحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعُ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُفْيَانَجَمِيعًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُجَاهِدِ بْنِ وَرْدَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ مَوْلًى لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَاتَ وَتَرَكَ شَيْئًا وَلَمْ يَدَعْ وَلَدًا وَلَا حَمِيمًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "أَعْطُوا مِيرَاثَهُ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ قَرْيَتِهِ"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ وَحَدِيثُ سُفْيَانَ أَتَمُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وقَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "هَاهُنَا أَحَدٌ مَنْ أَهْلِ أَرْضِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَأَعْطُوهُ مِيرَاثَهُ".

Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: I have property left by a man of Azd. I do not find any man of Azd to give it to him. He said: Go and look for man of Azd for a year. He then came to him after one year and said: Messenger of Allah, I did not find any man of Azd to give it to him. He said: Look for a man of Khuzaah whom you meet first and give it to him. When he turned away, he said; Call the man to me. When he came to him, he said: Look for the leading man of Khuzaah and give it to him.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْكِنْدِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الْمُحَارِبِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جِبْرِيلَ بْنِ أَحْمَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "إِنَّ عِنْدِي مِيرَاثَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ الْأَزْدِ وَلَسْتُ أَجِدُ أَزْدِيًّا أَدْفَعُهُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ اذْهَبْ فَالْتَمِسْ أَزْدِيًّا حَوْلًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَأَتَاهُ بَعْدَ الْحَوْلِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمْ أَجِدْ أَزْدِيًّا أَدْفَعُهُ إِلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَانْطَلِقْ فَانْظُرْ أَوَّلَ خُزَاعِيٍّ تَلْقَاهُ فَادْفَعْهُ إِلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا وَلَّى قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ عَلَيَّ الرَّجُلُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ انْظُرْ كُبْرَ خُزَاعَةَ فَادْفَعْهُ إِلَيْهِ".

Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: A man of Khuzaah died and his estate was brought to the Prophet ﷺ. He said: Look for his heir or some relative. But they found neither heir nor relative. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Give it to the leading man of Khuzaah. The narrator Yahya said: Sometimes I heard him (al-Husayn ibn Aswad) say in this tradition: Look for the greatest man of Khuzaah.

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ أَسْوَدَ الْعِجْلِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جِبْرِيلَ بْنِ أَحْمَرَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَاتَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ خُزَاعَةَ فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِيرَاثِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ الْتَمِسُوا لَهُ وَارِثًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ ذَا رَحِمٍ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا لَهُ وَارِثًا وَلَا ذَا رَحِمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "أَعْطُوهُ الْكُبْرَ مِنْ خُزَاعَةَ"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ يَحْيَى:‏‏‏‏ قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ مَرَّةً يَقُولُ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ:‏‏‏‏ انْظُرُوا أَكْبَرَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ خُزَاعَةَ.