ala q ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁principal ▁means ▁of ▁divor ce . ▁T ala q ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁dis astr ous ▁for ▁the ▁woman ▁because ▁it ▁dep riv ed ▁her ▁of ▁long - term ▁protection ▁and ▁financial ▁support , ▁prevent ing ▁her ▁from ▁rem ar ry ing , ▁since ▁this ▁would ▁cause ▁her ▁to ▁lose ▁child ▁cust ody . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁rep udi ation ▁without ▁good ▁reason ▁being ▁considered ▁soci ally ▁impro per . ▁Studies ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Lev ant ▁showed ▁that ▁women ▁could ▁invalid ate ▁a ▁declaration ▁of ▁t ala q ▁by ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁husband ▁had ▁shown ▁signs ▁of ▁" dim in ished ▁rational ity " ▁when ▁he ▁made ▁it , ▁while ▁others ▁used ▁a ▁husband ' s ▁un rev oked ▁declaration ▁of ▁t ala q ▁to ▁obtain ▁divor ce ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁date ▁if ▁they ▁could ▁prove ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁it . ▁ ▁T ala q ▁al - bid ' ah ▁and ▁triple ▁t ala q ▁ ▁T ala q ▁types ▁can ▁be ▁class ified ▁into ▁t ala q ▁al - s unn ah , ▁which ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁Muhammad ' s ▁teach ings , ▁and ▁t ala q ▁al - bid ' ah , ▁which ▁are ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁bid ' ah ▁( inn ov ation ) ▁devi ations ▁from ▁it . ▁T ala q ▁al - s unn ah ▁is ▁further ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁t ala q ▁al - ah san , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁least ▁disapp ro ved ▁form