Explanation of the Hadith: The Best of Women Are Those Who Are Easiest to Maintain
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The questioner:
The questioner: Honorable Shaykh, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Does this mean the one with the lowest mahr?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: It appears that this is from the words of Aisha, not from the words of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The most blessed of women are those who are easiest to maintain. I know that this is from the words of the Mother of the Believers, Aisha.
The questioner:
The questioner: Does he mean the one with the lowest mahr or the one with the moderate mahr?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: The one with the lowest mahr, meaning the one with the least dowry, without doubt. Because it is reported in the athar that if the dowry is high, he gets angry at the slightest thing and says, "I spent a lot on you, until the monkeys hung from it." So when the mahr is high, he becomes stingy at the slightest excuse, and you are permitted to be absent, and so on, and he is lenient with your mistakes and what is overlooked. But if the mahr is low, he is lenient with her slips and what is overlooked, and he is lenient with her for free.
The questioner: Honorable Shaykh, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The best of women are those who are easiest to maintain,
أفضل النساء أيسرهن مؤونة،The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: It appears that this is from the words of Aisha, not from the words of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The most blessed of women are those who are easiest to maintain. I know that this is from the words of the Mother of the Believers, Aisha.
The questioner:
The questioner: Does he mean the one with the lowest mahr or the one with the moderate mahr?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: The one with the lowest mahr, meaning the one with the least dowry, without doubt. Because it is reported in the athar that if the dowry is high, he gets angry at the slightest thing and says, "I spent a lot on you, until the monkeys hung from it." So when the mahr is high, he becomes stingy at the slightest excuse, and you are permitted to be absent, and so on, and he is lenient with your mistakes and what is overlooked. But if the mahr is low, he is lenient with her slips and what is overlooked, and he is lenient with her for free.
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