The first [section]: That the share of the kin (dhu al-qurba) is established after the death of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and the mention of that and the disagreement regarding it have already passed. Allah, the Exalted, has mentioned them in His Book as being among those entitled to a share, and it is established that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to give them [this share]. Jubayr ibn Mut'im narrated: "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, placed the share of the kin in the Banu Hashim and the Banu al-Muttalib, and left out the Banu Nawfal and the Banu 'Abd Shams." He mentioned the hadith, [a sound hadith, and] it was narrated by Abu Dawud, [and al-Bukhari narrated its like]. No abrogation or change came for this, so it is necessary to hold this view and act according to its ruling. Ahmad said: Waki' narrated to us, Abu Ma'shar narrated to us, from al-Maqburi, who said: Najdah wrote to Ibn Abbas asking him about the share of the kin, so Ibn Abbas wrote: "We used to believe that it was for us, but our people refused that for us." Ahmad said: "I hold the opinion that it is for the relatives of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, based on what Ibn Abbas said: 'It is for us.'"

The second section: That the kin (dhu al-qurba) are the Banu Hashim and the Banu al-Muttalib ibn 'Abd Manaf to the exclusion of others, based on the evidence of what Jubayr ibn Mut'im narrated, who said: "When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, divided the share of the kin from Khaybar between the Banu Hashim and the Banu al-Muttalib, I and Uthman ibn Affan came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, as for the Banu Hashim, we do not deny their excellence because of the status where Allah has placed you among them, but what is the matter with our brothers of the Banu al-Muttalib that you have given them and left us, while we and they are in the same position regarding you?' He replied: 'They did not abandon me in the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah) nor in Islam, and indeed the Banu Hashim and the Banu al-Muttalib are one and the same,' and he interlaced his fingers. In another narration: 'They did not abandon us in the Age of Ignorance.'"