Narrated Al-Miqdam al-Kindi: The Prophet ﷺ said: I am nearer to every believer than himself, so if anyone leaves a debt or a helpless family, I shall be responsible, but if anyone leaves property, it goes to his heirs. I am patron of him who has none, inheriting his property and freeing him from his liabilities. A maternal uncle is patron of him who has none, inheriting his property and freeing him from his liabilities. Abu Dawud said: da'iah means dependants or helpless family. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by al-Zubaidi from Rashid bin Saad from Ibn 'A'idh on the authority of al-Miqdam. It has also been transmitted by Muawiyah bin Salih from Rashid who said: I heard al-Miqdam (say).
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الفرائض / 2900
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:حسن صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:حسن, مشكوة المصابيح (3052), انظر الحديث السابق (2899)
Hadith Takhrij« انظر ما قبلہ، (تحفة الأشراف: 11569) (حسن صحیح) »
´It was narrated from Miqdam Abu Karimah, a man from Sham who was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Whoever leaves behind wealth, it is for his heirs. Whoever leaves behind poor dependents and a debt, it is for us to take care of – or he said: ‘It is for Allah and His Messenger (to take care of) – I am the heir of the one who has no heir, I will pay the blood money on his behalf and inherit from him. And the maternal uncle is the heir of the one who has no heir, he pays blood money on his behalf and inherits from him.”
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues: ➊ The care of destitute and needy Muslims, as well as orphaned children, is the responsibility of the Islamic government.
➋ In the case of accidental killing (qatl khata), the payment of blood money (diyah) is the responsibility of the killer’s ‘asaba (male agnate relatives/tribe). However, if someone does not have any ‘asaba relatives present, then this responsibility is transferred to the state.
➌ In the absence of ‘asaba, dhawu al-arham (uterine relatives) become the heirs, and they are also responsible for the payment of the diyah. For further benefits, also see the commentary on hadith 2634.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2738
Narrated al-Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib (RA): Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "A maternal uncle is heir of him who has no inheritor." [Ahmad and al-Arba'a reported it excluding at-Tirmidhi. Abu Zur'a ar-Razi graded it Hasan (good), and al-Hakim and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic).