Jami at-Tirmidhi 2105
Jami at-Tirmidhi · Book 29: Chapters On Inheritance · What has been Related About The One Who Dies And Has No Heirs
Aishah narrated that a freed slave of the Prophet (s.a.w) fell from foliage on a date-palm and died. So the Prophet (S.A.W) said:
حَدَّثَنَا بُنْدَارٌ ، قال: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، قال: أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الأَصْبَهَانِيِّ ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ وَرْدَانَ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، أَنَّ مَوْلًى، لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَعَ مِنْ عِذْقِ نَخْلَةٍ فَمَاتَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " انْظُرُوا هَلْ لَهُ مِنْ وَارِثٍ " . قَالُوا لاَ . قَالَ " فَادْفَعُوهُ إِلَى بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْقَرْيَةِ " . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
"See if he has any heirs." They said: "No." He said: 'Pay it to someone among the people of the town."
Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)