ce ▁( al - bay n una ▁al - k ub ra ), ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁couple ▁cannot ▁rem ar ry ▁without ▁an ▁interven ing ▁consum m ated ▁marriage ▁to ▁another ▁man . ▁This ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁t ahl il ▁or ▁n ik ah ▁hal ala . ▁M aking ▁the ▁third ▁pron oun cement ▁ir rev oc able ▁prevents ▁the ▁husband ▁from ▁using ▁repeated ▁declarations ▁and ▁rev oc ations ▁of ▁divor ce ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁press uring ▁his ▁wife ▁into ▁making ▁financial ▁con cess ions ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁" p urchase ▁her ▁freedom ". ▁It ▁also ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁d eter rent ▁to ▁r ash ▁rep udi ations . ▁ ▁Pract ice ▁ ▁Women ▁often ▁entered ▁marriage ▁with ▁substantial ▁capital ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁ma hr ▁and ▁the ▁tr ous seau ▁provided ▁by ▁their ▁family , ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁obliged ▁to ▁spend ▁on ▁family ▁exp enses , ▁and ▁they ▁frequently ▁loan ed ▁money ▁to ▁their ▁hus b ands . ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁and ▁the ▁financial ▁oblig ations ▁in cur red , ▁t ala q ▁could ▁be ▁a ▁very ▁cost ly ▁and ▁in ▁many ▁cases ▁finan cially ▁ru in ous ▁enter prise ▁for ▁the ▁husband . ▁Many ▁rep udi ated ▁women ▁used ▁the ▁divor ce ▁payment ▁to ▁buy ▁their ▁ex - hus band ' s ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁house . ▁In ▁the ▁historical ▁record ▁t ala q ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁less ▁common ▁than ▁k h ul '. ▁ ▁Av ailable ▁evidence ▁from ▁M aml uk ▁Egypt ▁indicates ▁that ▁t