Hazrat Amir Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Abdul Hameed asked me about the matter of choice (khiyar). I said: "Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: If a woman chooses herself, then one irrevocable divorce (talaq bain) will take place, and if she chooses her husband, then nothing happens." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If the woman chooses her husband, then one divorce and the husband has more right, and if she chooses herself, then one irrevocable divorce." And Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If she chooses herself, then three divorces." So it was said: "Decide in this matter according to the statement of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)."