Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Give the Fara'id, (the shares prescribed in the Qur'an) to those who are entitled to receive it, and then 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: 6737
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة