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.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Miqdam al-Kindi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am the guardian of one who has no guardian; I will inherit his wealth and free him of his burden (ransom or captivity), and the maternal uncle is the heir of one who has no heir; he will inherit his wealth and free him of his burden (ransom)." 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 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.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the case of the inheritance of a Jew whose heir was a Muslim was brought to him, and he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Islam only increases (in good and blessing); it does not decrease." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.