It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hand the girl over to her maternal aunt, for the maternal aunt is like a mother." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it with this wording.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah and His Messenger are the guardian of one who has no guardian, and the maternal uncle is the heir of one who has no heir." 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 al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: This verse was revealed concerning us: "And blood relatives are more entitled to one another (than others) in the Book of Allah" [Surah al-Ahzab: 6] . He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had established brotherhood between a man of the Muhajirun and a man of the Ansar, so I had no doubt that if Ka'b died and had no heir, we would inherit from one another. I thought that I would inherit from him, and if I died, he would inherit from me, until this verse was revealed: "And blood relatives are more entitled to one another." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.