Hadith 8717
عَنْ زِيَادٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ لَوْ مِتْنَ نِسَاءُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كُلُّهُنَّ كَانَ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ قَالَ وَمَا يُحَرِّمُ ذَاكَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِقَوْلِهِ لَا يَحِلُّ لَكَ النِّسَاءُ مِنْ بَعْدُ [سورة الأحزاب: ٥٢] قَالَ إِنَّمَا أُحِلَّ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ضَرْبٌ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ
It is narrated from Ziyad Ansari, he says: I said to Sayyiduna Ubayy ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him): If, hypothetically, all the wives of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had passed away, would it still not have been lawful for you (peace and blessings be upon him) to marry? He said: When was marriage ever made unlawful for him? I said: From the statement of Allah Almighty { لَا یَحِلُّ لَکَ النِّسَاءُ مِنْ بَعْدُ}. He said: A certain type of women were lawful for the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith 8718
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ مَا مَاتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى أُحِلَّ لَهُ النِّسَاءُ
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that before the passing of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it was made permissible for him to marry more women.