Muwatta Malik #1291
Divorce
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 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 about
whether the deadline was set from the day he had married her, or from
the day she raised the question before the Sultan. He said. 'It is
from the day she presents it before the Sultan.'
Malik said,
"As for someone who has intercourse with his wife and then is
prevented from intercourse with her, I have not heard that there is a
deadline set for him or that they are separated."
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This hadith is #1291 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Divorce.