It reached Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) that Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote to his governor that whether the one who arranges the marriage is the father or someone else, if he stipulates a condition to take a gift or present from the husband, it will go to the woman if she demands it.

Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a woman's marriage is arranged by her father and he stipulates a condition for some gift in her dowry, if that condition is the basis upon which the marriage took place, then that gift will go to his daughter if she wishes.

Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If the husband divorces the wife before consummation, then the husband will take back half of the gift.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: If a person marries off his minor daughter and the boy has no personal wealth, then the dowry will be obligatory upon the boy’s father. And if the boy has personal wealth, then the dowry will be given from his wealth, except in the case where the father takes the dowry upon himself. And this marriage will be binding upon the girl as long as she is a minor and under her father's guardianship.

Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: If a man divorces his wife before consummation, and the wife is a virgin, then if her father forgives the husband half of the dower, it is valid, because Allah the Exalted has said: "If you divorce your women before you have touched them, and you have appointed for them a dower, then half of what you have appointed is due, unless they forgo it, or he forgoes in whose hand is the knot of marriage." That person is the father of his virgin daughter and the master of his slave-girl.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: I have heard the same from the people of knowledge regarding this matter, and in my view, this is the ruling.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: If a Jew marries a Jewish woman or a Christian marries a Christian woman, then before consummation she becomes Muslim, she will not receive the dowry.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: In my view, the dowry cannot be less than a quarter dinar, and the hand will not be cut off for theft of less than a quarter dinar.