نَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ النُّعْمَانِيُّ ، نَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْجَرْجَرَائِيُّ ، نَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ ، عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حَكِيمِ بْنِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ ، قَالَ : " رَمَى رَجُلٌ رَجُلا بِسَهْمٍ فَقَتَلَهُ ، وَلَيْسَ لَهُ وَارِثٌ إِلا خَالٌ ، فَكَتَبَ فِي ذَلِكَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ إِلَى عُمَرَ ، وَكَتَبَ عُمَرُ : إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ مَوْلَى مَنْ لا مَوْلَى لَهُ ، وَالْخَالُ وَارِثُ مَنْ لا وَارِثَ لَهُ " .
Sayyiduna Abu Umamah bin Sahl Hanif (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man killed another by shooting an arrow at him. The only heir of the deceased was his maternal uncle. Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding this matter. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) replied in a letter, stating that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever has no mawla (patron), Allah and His Messenger are his mawla, and whoever has no heir, then his maternal uncle will be his heir."