the woman on whose flank he saw a white patch, with whom he did not consummate marriage. There was also the woman who offered herself to him, whom he married (1) to another man in exchange for some surahs of the Quran. This is the established account, and Allah knows best.
There is no disagreement that he, peace and blessings be upon him, died leaving nine wives, allotting turns to eight of them: ʿĀʾishah, Hafsah, Zaynab bint Jahsh, Umm Salamah, Safiyyah, Umm Habībah, Maymūnah, Sawdah, and Juwayriyah.
The first of his wives to join him after his death was Zaynab bint Jahsh, in 20 AH. The last to die was Umm Salamah, in 62 AH, during the caliphate of Yazīd. Allah knows best.
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His Concubines, Peace and Blessings Be upon Him
Abū ʿUbaydah (2) said: He had four: Māriyah, the mother of his son Ibrāhīm; Rayhānah; another beautiful slave woman whom he acquired among the captives; and a slave woman whom Zaynab bint Jahsh gave him.
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His Freedmen and Clients, Peace and Blessings Be upon Him
Among them was Zayd ibn Hārithah ibn Sharāhīl, the beloved of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He freed him and married him to Umm Ayman, who was under his patronage, and she bore him Usāmah.