It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was coming, riding a donkey, when a man met him and said: "O Messenger of Allah! A man has died who left his paternal aunt and his maternal aunt, and he has no heir other than them." The narrator said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head towards the sky and said: "O Allah, a man has left his paternal aunt and his maternal aunt, and he has no heir other than them." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Where is the questioner?" He said: Here I am. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no inheritance for the two of them." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, because although his son testified to the poor memory of Abdullah bin Ja'far al-Madini, he is not among those whose hadith is abandoned.

It is narrated from al-Harith bin Abd that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the inheritance of the paternal aunt and the maternal aunt, and he remained silent. Then Jibril (peace be upon him) descended upon him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Jibril has told me that there is no inheritance for the two of them (the paternal aunt and the maternal aunt)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was riding to Quba' on a donkey with a saddle on it, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I seek good from Allah Almighty concerning the inheritance of the paternal aunt and the maternal aunt (that is, I am awaiting revelation)." Then Allah Almighty revealed to him that there is no inheritance for the two of them. The hadith of Abdullah bin Ja'far is established as sahih (authentic) on the basis of these supporting narrations, although the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Humayd bin Abd al-Rahman bin Awf narrates from his father that he said: I went to visit Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) during the illness in which he died, and I heard him saying: "I wish that I had asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the inheritance of the paternal aunt and the maternal aunt, for there remains in my heart a need (for clarity) about it."

Kharijah bin Zayd bin Thabit narrates from his father that he said: "The paternal aunt who is the full sister of the father does not inherit, nor does the maternal aunt, nor anyone who is even more distant in lineage from the deceased than them." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said (in response to a saying of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him): "How far this is from the point! In fact, (at first) only the Muhajirun used to inherit from one another, not the Bedouin Arabs; then this verse was revealed: 'And blood relatives are more entitled to one another in the Book of Allah' [Surah al-Anfal: 75] ." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.