(8) باب فِي مِيرَاثِ ذَوِي الأَرْحَامِ
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 Apostle 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.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 2899
In-book reference: Book 19, Hadith 15
English translation: Book 18, Hadith 2893