Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Urwah bin Zubair narrates from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that a freed slave of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fell from a tree and died, and he left behind wealth but no children or friends. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that his inheritance should be given to someone from among the people of his village.

Muhammad bin Abdur Rahman bin Thawban reports that a man from the tribe of Jurhum died at the place of Sarat and left behind wealth. This matter was written to Umar, so Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter towards Syria, but no man from the tribe of Jurhum was found. So Umar distributed his inheritance among the people among whom he had died.

Abdur Rahman bin Amr bin Sahl narrates that during the time of Hazrat Uthman, there was a person from Marajis who had no freed slave; he (Hazrat Uthman) included his inheritance in the Bayt al-Mal.

Sha'bi says that Masruq was asked about a man who had died and at the time of his death he had not left behind a "Mawla 'Utaqa" nor any heir. He replied that his wealth will go wherever he had designated it to go; if he had not made any bequest, then his wealth will go to the Bayt al-Mal (public treasury).

Hazrat Buraidah narrates that I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) when a man came and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have the inheritance of a person from the tribe of Azd, and I have not found any Azdi to whom I can give it." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Go and search for an Azdi for a year and give it to him." So, he came in the seventh year and said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! I have not found any Azdi to whom I can give it." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Then go first to a Khuza'i, and give it to the first one you find." He says that when the man turned to go, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Bring him to me," and said, "Give it to the chief of the tribe of Khuza'ah."

Yahya bin Ja'd narrates from Hazrat Umar that a man died and did not leave any 'asaba (agnatic heirs). Hazrat Umar said that his heir will be the person who used to get angry when he got angry, and his neighbor.

Sulaiman bin Yasar narrates that a man from Habsha (Abyssinia) passed away, and his inheritance was brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "See if he has any heir?" The people did not find any heir for him. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "See who among the Muslims from Habsha is here? Give his inheritance to him."