Hazrat Buraidah narrates that I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) when a man came and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have the inheritance of a person from the tribe of Azd, and I have not found any Azdi to whom I can give it." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Go and search for an Azdi for a year and give it to him." So, he came in the seventh year and said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! I have not found any Azdi to whom I can give it." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Then go first to a Khuza'i, and give it to the first one you find." He says that when the man turned to go, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Bring him to me," and said, "Give it to the chief of the tribe of Khuza'ah."

Yahya bin Ja'd narrates from Hazrat Umar that a man died and did not leave any 'asaba (agnatic heirs). Hazrat Umar said that his heir will be the person who used to get angry when he got angry, and his neighbor.

Sulaiman bin Yasar narrates that a man from Habsha (Abyssinia) passed away, and his inheritance was brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "See if he has any heir?" The people did not find any heir for him. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "See who among the Muslims from Habsha is here? Give his inheritance to him."

Amr bin Shu'aib narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather, that Hazrat Amr bin al-As wrote to Hazrat Umar about a monk who had no heirs. He (Umar) said: "Give his inheritance to those who used to pay his jizya."

Ibrahim says about the person who dies and has no heir, that his inheritance is for the people of his settlement, through which they will obtain help in their land tax.

Sulaiman bin Mughira reports that I asked Hasan about a man who had made a transaction with a woman from among the Ahl al-Dhimma, and that woman had something belonging to him. He ended the transaction with her, but then he could not find the woman. Should that man put that thing into the Muslims’ treasury (Bayt al-Mal)? He replied: Yes!

Tawoos narrates that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that I was the last among the people present with Hazrat Umar, and I heard him saying that kalalah is the one who has no children.

Shu'bi narrates that Hazrat Abu Bakr said: "I have an opinion regarding kalalah; if it is correct, then it is from Allah, and if it is a mistake, then it is from myself and from Satan. Kalalah are those relatives who are other than children and father."

Hasan bin Muhammad narrates that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to me that kalalah is the one who has neither children nor a father.

Abu Al-Khair narrates that Hazrat Uqbah bin Aamir said: Nothing caused the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) as much difficulty as the issue of Kalalah did.