It reached Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, that Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: If a person marries a woman and the husband turns out to have insanity or any other disease (such as leprosy or vitiligo), then the woman has the choice, whether to stay with the man or to separate from him.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: If a slave girl comes into the marriage of a slave, then is freed before consummation, and chooses separation from her husband, then she will not receive a dowry. This is the ruling according to us.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Ibn Shihab, may Allah have mercy on him, used to say: When a man divorces his wife and the woman chooses her husband, then divorce will not take effect.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: I have heard this as good.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: When a man gives his wife the choice and the woman chooses herself (i.e., desires separation from her husband), then three divorces will take effect. If the husband says: I only gave the choice of one divorce, this will not be accepted.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: If the husband gave his wife the choice of divorce, the woman said: I have accepted one divorce, the husband said: That was not my intention, I gave you the choice of three divorces, but the woman accepts only one divorce and does not take more, then she will not be separated from her husband.