Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3204
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ حَفِظْنَاهُ مِنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ مَا مَاتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى أُحِلَّ لَهُ النِّسَاءُ .
Muhammad ibn Mansur reported to us, from Sufyan, who said: We memorized it from Amr, from Ata, who said: Aishah said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not die until women had been made lawful for him.
Translation notes
The wording is brief and literal: women were made lawful for the Prophet before his death.
قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ مَا مَاتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى أُحِلَّ لَهُ النِّسَاءُ .
The concise statement أُحِلَّ لَهُ النِّسَاءُ does not specify the legal context in which women were made lawful for him.
Is the literal wording “women had been made lawful for him” sufficient without supplying its context?