the prescribed portions, then it goes to the nearest male relative." (Regarding) "And those to whom your oaths have bound you, give them their share" (An-Nisa: 33), Qatadah's interpretation is: A man would enter into a pact with another man during the Pre-Islamic period (Jahiliyyah) and would say: 'My blood is your blood, and you shall inherit from me and I shall inherit from you; you shall seek vengeance for me and I shall seek vengeance for you.' So, he was granted one-sixth of the entire estate, then the rightful heirs would divide their inheritance. This was later abrogated in (Surah) Al-Anfal, where He said: "But kindred by blood are nearer to one another regarding inheritance in the decree of Allah" (Al-Anfal: 75), so the inheritance became the right of the blood relatives. [Ayah 34 - 35]
الْفَرَائِضُ، فَأَوْلُ رَحِمٍ ذَكَرٍ)). ﴿وَالَّذِينَ عاقدت أَيْمَانكُم فآتوهم نصِيبهم﴾ تَفْسِير قَتَادَة قَالَ: كَانَ الرجل يعاقد الرجل فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّة؛ فَيَقُول: دمي دمك، وترثني وأرثك، تُطلب بِي وأُطلب بك، فَجعل لَهُ السُّدس من جَمِيع المَال، ثُمَّ يقسم أهل الْمِيرَاث ميراثهم، ثُمَّ نسخ ذَلِكَ بَعد فِي الْأَنْفَال فَقَالَ: ﴿وَأُولُو الأَرْحَامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلَى بِبَعْض فِي كتاب الله﴾ فَصَارَت الْمَوَارِيث لِذَوي الْأَرْحَام. [آيَة ٣٤ - ٣٥]
