A man who dies with no known heir

Urwah bin al-Zubayr reports from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that a mawla of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fell from a tree and died. He left wealth and did not leave any child or close relative. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give his inheritance to someone from the people of his village."

Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman bin Thawban said that a man of the tribe of Jurhum died at a place called al-Sarah and left property. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was written to about it, and Umar wrote to Syria, but no man of Jurhum was found. So Umar divided his inheritance among the people in whose midst he had died.

Abd al-Rahman bin Amr bin Sahl said that in the time of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) a freed slave (mawla) died who had no patron (mawla), and he had his inheritance placed in the public treasury (bayt al-mal).

Al-Sha'bi said that Masruq was asked about a man who had died and, at his death, left neither a "mawla 'ataqah" (patron through emancipation) nor any heir. He said that his wealth goes where he assigned it; and if he made no bequest, his wealth goes to the public treasury (bayt al-mal).

Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man came and said: O Messenger of Allah, I have the inheritance of a man of the tribe of Azd, and I have not found any Azdi to give it to. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Go and search for an Azdi for one year, and give it to him. He came in the seventh year and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I have not found any Azdi to give it to. He said: Then go to the first Khuza'i you meet and give it to him. When the man turned to leave, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bring him to me. And he said: Give it to the eldest of the tribe of Khuza'ah.

Yahya bin Ja'dah narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man died and left no agnatic heirs ('asabah). Umar said: His heir will be the one who used to become angry when he was angry, and his neighbours.

Sulayman bin Yasar said that a man from Abyssinia died, and his inheritance was brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: See whether he has any heir. The people did not find any heir for him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: See who is here from among the Muslims of Abyssinia, and give his inheritance to them.