Ata' Abu al-Hasan al-Suwa'i narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) regarding this verse: "It is not lawful for you to inherit women by force, nor should you prevent them." [Surah al-Nisa': 19]: When a man died, his heirs had more right to his wife than her own guardians. If one of them wished, he would marry her, or they would marry her off (to someone), and if they did not wish, they would not marry her off. So this verse was revealed concerning that.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 13792