Hadith 890

وعن عقبة بن عامر رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : « خير الصداق أيسره ». أخرجه أبو داود ،‏‏‏‏ وصححه الحاكم.
Narrated 'Uqbah bin 'Aamir (RA): Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The best dowry is that which is most easy." [Abu Dawud reported it and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Hadith Reference بلوغ المرام / 890
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «أخرجه أبوداود، النكاح، باب فيمن تزوج ولم يسم صداقًا حتي مات، حديث:2117، والحاكم:2 /182 وصححه علي شرط الشيخين، ووافقه الذهبي.»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The fundamental issue is that in the case where the dowry (mahr) has not been stipulated, the woman is entitled to a mahr equivalent (mahr mithl), provided that consummation has taken place with her, whereas in this incident she was given a higher mahr.
For this reason, the Imam (rahimahullah) expressed an interpretation contrary to this incident.
Furthermore, this portion of the narration is not present in most versions of Abu Dawud.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2117