(They ask thee for a pronouncement. Say: Allah hath pronounced for you concerning distant kindred…) [4:176].
Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Hamid informed us>Zahir ibn Ahmad> al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Mus‘ab> Yahya ibn Hakim> Ibn Abi ‘Adiyy> Hisham ibn Abi ‘Abd Allah> Abu’l-Zubayr> Jabir who said: “I had seven sisters and I fell ill. The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, came to visit me. [He found me unconscious and so] he spit on my face and I woke up. I said to him: ‘O Messenger of Allah, can I bequest for my sister two thirds of my wealth’. He said: ‘Hold back!’ I said: ‘What about half?’ He said: ‘Hold back!’ and then he went out and left me. Then he came back and said to me: ‘O Jabir, you are not going to die as a result of your present illness. Allah has revealed verses explaining the share your sister should have. He has apportioned two thirds for them’ ”. Jabir used to say: “This verse (They ask thee for a pronouncement. Say: Allah hath pronounced for you concerning distant kindred…) was revealed about me”.
Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi , trans. Mokrane Guezzou