Muwatta Malik #1153
Marriage
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَسَالِمَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، كَانَا يُنْكِحَانِ بَنَاتِهِمَا الأَبْكَارَ وَلاَ يَسْتَأْمِرَانِهِنَّ . قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَذَلِكَ الأَمْرُ عِنْدَنَا فِي نِكَاحِ الأَبْكَارِ . قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَلَيْسَ لِلْبِكْرِ جَوَازٌ فِي مَالِهَا حَتَّى تَدْخُلَ بَيْتَهَا وَيُعْرَفَ مِنْ حَالِهَا .
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that al-Qasim
ibn Muhammad and Salim ibn Abdullah were marrying off their daughters
and they did not consult them.
Malik said, "That is what is
done among us about the marriage of virgins."
Malik said, "A
virgin has no right to her property until she enters her house and her
state (competence, maturity etc.) is known for sure."
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This hadith is #1153 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Marriage.