Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: We, the group of Prophets, have no heirs; whatever I leave after the expenses of my workers and wives will be charity.

(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: My heirs cannot inherit from my estate in the form of dinars and dirhams; whatever I leave behind after providing for my wives and the workers of my land, it will be charity.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) asked Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him): When you pass away, who will be your heir? He replied: My children and my wife. Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Then why can we not inherit from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? He replied: Because the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that indeed, a prophet is not inherited from. However, I (Abu Bakr) will take care of those whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to take care of, and I will spend on everyone upon whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to spend.

Narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, his pure wives wanted to send Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), so that he could demand their inheritance from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said to them: Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said that we do not have heirs; whatever we leave behind is charity.

Sayyiduna Malik bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I heard that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf, Sayyiduna Talha, Sayyiduna Zubair, and Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with them) and said: I ask you by Allah, by whose command the heavens and the earth stand firm, do you know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said that we do not leave inheritance; whatever we leave behind is charity. All of them said: Yes, we have heard this.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give the prescribed shares to those who are entitled to them, then whatever remains, it is for the nearest male relative."

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): The Messenger of Allah said: Distribute the wealth among the rightful heirs (Ashab al-Furud) according to the Book of Allah; whatever remains after the prescribed shares, it will be for the closest male relative.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the wife of Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Rabi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with her two daughters and said: O Messenger of Allah! These are the two daughters of Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him); their father was martyred in the Battle of Uhud with you (peace and blessings be upon him), and now their uncle has taken all the wealth. Obviously, if these daughters have no wealth, no man will be willing to marry them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty will decide about this matter. Then the verse of inheritance was revealed, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called the uncle of the girls and said: Give two-thirds to Sa’d’s daughters and one-eighth to their mother, and whatever remains is yours.

Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about the inheritance of a deceased woman’s husband and her full sister. So he gave half to the husband and half to the sister. And when he was spoken to about this, he said: Our leader, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), made this very decision.

Hazil bin Shurahbil says: A man asked Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman has passed away and she has left behind among her heirs a daughter, a granddaughter, and a sister. How much share will each of them receive from her inheritance? He replied: Half of the wealth will go to the daughter and half to the sister, and the granddaughter will be deprived. Along with this, he said: Go to Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), he will also agree with me. So he went, and when Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was informed of the decision of Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: If I also give the same decision, then I would go astray and would not remain on the right path. I will decide according to the decision of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and that is: the daughter will get half of the property, the granddaughter will get one-sixth, so that two-thirds of the wealth is completed among the children, and whatever remains will be given to the sister. Then the questioner came and informed Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) of the fatwa of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). Upon this, Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: As long as this ocean of knowledge is present among you, do not ask me any questions.