Divorce during polytheism: those who considered it valid

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) considered a divorce given in the state of shirk (polytheism) to be valid.

Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) and al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) considered a divorce given in the state of shirk to be valid.

It is also reported from al-Sha'bi that they both (Ata and al-Sha'bi) considered a divorce given in the state of shirk to be valid.

Al-Hasan did not consider a divorce given in the state of shirk to be valid.

Ibn Jurayj (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Ata: Has it reached you from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he left the people of the Jahiliyyah upon the rules of marriage and divorce that were prevalent among them? He said: Yes, that is so.

Shu'bah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked al-Hakam and Hammad about a divorce given in the state of shirk, and they said: It is valid.

Amir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Islam has only increased it in strictness.

Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man gave his wife two divorces in the Jahiliyyah. Then he accepted Islam and gave his wife one divorce in Islam. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) about this, and he said: A divorce given in the state of shirk counts for nothing.