Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Give the Fara'id (the shares of the inheritance that are prescribed in the Qur'an) to those who are entitled to receive it; and whatever is left should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased."
Hadith ReferenceSahih Bukhari / The Book of Al-Farad (The Laws of Inheritance) / Hadith: 6746
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة