Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that until his passing, all women were lawful for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Hazrat Ata says that in the verse of the Holy Qur'an { وَلاَ أَنْ تَبَدَّلَ بِہِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَاجٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَک حُسْنُہُنَّ }, the women whom it is forbidden to marry refer to Jewish and Christian women.

Hazrat Hakam, in the explanation of the verse of the Holy Qur'an { لَا یَحِلُّ لَکَ النِّسَائُ مِنْ بَعْدُ }, states that it refers to women of the People of the Book or rural women.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Shaddad, in the commentary of the verse of the Holy Qur'an { وَلاَ أَنْ تَبَدَّلَ بِہِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَاجٍ }, states that it means if the Prophet divorces his wives, it is not permissible to replace those women. As for marriage, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) married even after the revelation of this verse. When this verse was revealed, there were nine women in his marriage, then he married Hazrat Umm Habibah and Hazrat Juwayriyyah (may Allah be pleased with them both).

17774 - (He said) (1): And the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم used to marry as he wished after it was revealed, (and it was revealed) (2) ⦗409⦘ while he had nine wives, and he married Umm Habiba and Juwayriya (3).

Hazrat Hasan says that in the verse of the Holy Qur'an { وَلاَ أَنْ تَبَدَّلَ بِہِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَاجٍ }, Allah Almighty limited His Prophet to those nine women in whose presence he passed away. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Zaid says that I told this to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Husain, so he said that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was still permitted to marry after that.

17776 - He said: Ali said: I informed (Ali) (1) ibn Husayn of that, and he said: (Rather) (2) he was permitted to marry.

Hazrat Ikrimah, in the commentary of the verse { اَلزَّانِیْ لَا یَنْکِحُ اِلَّا زَانِیَۃً } of the Holy Qur'an, states that an adulterer commits adultery only with an adulteress.

Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib, in the commentary of the verse { اَلزَّانِیْ لَا یَنْکِحُ اِلَّا زَانِیَۃً } of the Holy Quran, states that this verse is abrogated due to { وَأَنْکِحُوا الأَیَامَی مِنْکُمْ }. By this are meant the widowed women among the Muslims.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair, in the explanation of the verse of the Holy Qur'an { اَلزَّانِیْ لَا یَنْکِحُ اِلَّا زَانِیَۃً }, says that he commits adultery with an adulteress or a polytheist woman.