The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Among the signs of a woman's blessedness are the ease of her engagement, the modesty of her dowry, and the ease of her childbearing."
أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: إن من يمن المرأة تيسير خطبتها، وتيسير صداقها، وتيسير رحمها.
Ahmad (24478), Bazzar in Kashf Astar (1417), Ibn Hibban (4095), and Hakim (2/181) - and from him Bayhaqi (7/235) - all narrated it, all of them through the hadith of Usama bin Zayd, from Safwan bin Salim, from Urwa, from Ayesha, who mentioned it.Urwa said, as found in some versions, "her womb becomes easier for childbirth," and he said, "And I say on my own account, part of its ill omen is that her dowry be excessive."Hakim said, "Sahih according to the criterion of Muslim." Its isnad is hasan because of the discussion concerning Usama bin Zayd, who is al-Laythi, though his hadith is hasan, and Muslim narrated from him among the mutabaat and shawahid, and Hakim does not see a difference between the primary narration and the supporting ones.As for what is narrated from Ayesha, wife of the Prophet ﷺ, that the Prophet ﷺ said, "The greatest marriage in blessing is the one with the least expense," it is daif. It was narrated by Ahmad (24529) and Hakim (2/178) - and from him Bayhaqi (7/235) - all of them through the hadith of Hammad bin Salama, who said, "Ibn Tufayl bin Sakhbara informed me, from Qasim bin Muhammad, from Ayesha," and he mentioned it.Hakim said, "Sahih according to the criterion of Muslim." I say, it is not as he said, for this Ibn Tufayl bin Sakhbara, his identity is unknown. Hakim named him "Umar" and Bayhaqi named him "Amr," but no one corroborated either of those, and the correct view is that his identity is unknown. It may be said that he is Isa bin Maymun, as in Tahzib, and likewise Qudai named him so in Musnad Shihab (123). If he is indeed him, then he is daif, and if he is someone else, then he is unknown. Sakhawi also declared him daif in Maqasid Hasana (453).I came across an interesting story about Sufyan bin Uyayna. Yahya bin Yahya Nisaburi said, I was with Sufyan bin Uyayna when a man came to him and said, "O Abu Muhammad, I complain to you about so-and-so" - meaning his wife - "I am the most despised and lowest of things to her."Sufyan bowed his head for a long while, then raised his head and said, "Perhaps you sought her out so as to gain more honor through her?" The man said, "Yes, O Abu Muhammad." He said, "Whoever seeks honor is afflicted with humiliation, whoever seeks wealth is afflicted with poverty, and whoever seeks religion, Allah gathers for him honor and wealth along with religion."Then he began telling him a story, and said, "We were four brothers, Muhammad, Imran, Ibrahim, and myself. Muhammad was the eldest of us and Imran was the youngest, and I was in the middle. When Muhammad wanted to marry, he desired lineage, so he married a woman of higher lineage than himself, and Allah afflicted him with humiliation. Imran desired wealth, so he married a woman wealthier than himself, and Allah afflicted him with poverty, they took what was in his possession and gave him nothing.So I looked closely into their affairs. Then Muamar bin Rashid came to visit us, and I consulted him, telling him the story of my two brothers. He reminded me of the hadith of Yahya bin Jadah and the hadith of Ayesha. As for the hadith of Yahya bin Jadah, the Prophet ﷺ said, "A woman is married for four things, her religion, her lineage, her wealth, and her beauty, so seek out the one with religion, may your hands be rubbed with dust." And the hadith of Ayesha, that the Prophet ﷺ said, "The most blessed of women is the one who is least burdensome in expense."So I chose for myself religion and lightness of burden, following the sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and Allah gathered for me honor and wealth along with religion."Mizzi mentioned this in Tahzib Kamal, in the biography of Sufyan bin Uyayna. So did Ibn Uyayna have another isnad for the hadith of Ayesha that he traced through Muamar bin Rashid, or did he mention it merely as a story without an isnad?