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2901. It was reported from Šālih bin Yaḥyā bin Al-Miqdām, from his father, from his grandfather who said: "I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saying: 'I am the heir of the one who has no heir, I fulfill his liabilities, and I inherit from him. And a maternal uncle is the heir of the one who has no heir, fulfilling his liabilities, and inheriting his wealth.'" (Hasan)
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These and similar narrations appear again, see no. 2954. Scholars differ over whether this responsibility is specific to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ or does it apply to the leaders after him. According to Al-Hāfiz Ibn Hajar, it also applies to the leaders after him.