"And to each We have appointed heirs" (An-Nisa: 33), meaning: the agnates (al-'asabah).

Yahya reported from Nasr ibn Tarif, from Hisham ibn Hujayrah, from Tawus, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Assign the wealth to the rightful heirs, and whatever remains..."