Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle said, "Give the Fara'id (shares prescribed in the Qur'an) to those who are entitled to receive it; and whatever remains, should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased.'
Hadith ReferenceSahih Bukhari / The Book of Al-Farad (The Laws of Inheritance) / Hadith: 6735
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة