وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ مَتَى يُضْرَبُ لَهُ الأَجَلُ أَمِنْ يَوْمِ يَبْنِي بِهَا أَمْ مِنْ يَوْمِ تُرَافِعُهُ إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ فَقَالَ بَلْ مِنْ يَوْمِ تُرَافِعُهُ إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ . قَالَ مَالِكٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِي قَدْ مَسَّ امْرَأَتَهُ ثُمَّ اعْتَرَضَ عَنْهَا فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَسْمَعْ أَنَّهُ يُضْرَبُ لَهُ أَجَلٌ وَلاَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا .
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had asked Ibn Shihab aboutwhether the deadline was set from the day he had married her, or fromthe day she raised the question before the Sultan. He said. 'It isfrom the day she presents it before the Sultan.' Malik said,"As for someone who has intercourse with his wife and then isprevented from intercourse with her, I have not heard that there is adeadline set for him or that they are separated." Translation Not Available
Book Ref: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 29 Hadith 1237
Web Ref: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 29 Hadith 754