موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب النكاحBook: On the Explanation of Marriage
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الصَّدَاقِ وَالْحِبَاءِChapter on what is reported regarding dowry and gifts
Hadith 1082B1
قَالَ مَالِكٌ : وَإِنَّمَا يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ غُرْمًا عَلَى وَلِيِّهَا لِزَوْجِهَا، إِذَا كَانَ وَلِيُّهَا الَّذِي أَنْكَحَهَا هُوَ أَبُوهَا، أَوْ أَخُوهَا، أَوْ مَنْ يُرَى أَنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهَا، فَأَمَّا إِذَا كَانَ وَلِيُّهَا الَّذِي أَنْكَحَهَا ابْنَ عَمٍّ، أَوْ مَوْلًى، أَوْ مِنَ الْعَشِيرَةِ مِمَّنْ يُرَى أَنَّهُ لَا يَعْلَمُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهَا، فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ غُرْمٌ، وَتَرُدُّ تِلْكَ الْمَرْأَةُ مَا أَخَذَتْهُ مِنْ صَدَاقِهَا، وَيَتْرُكُ لَهَا قَدْرَ مَا تُسْتَحَلُّ بِهِ
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: The guardian will have to return the dowry in the case when he is the woman's father or brother or such a close relative who knows the condition of the woman, and if the guardian is not a close relative, such as a paternal cousin, or a freed slave, or any other family member who does not know the condition of the woman, then it will not be obligatory for him to return the dowry; rather, the dowry will be taken back from the woman, except for the amount by which her private parts became lawful.
