[Machine] Regarding His saying, exalted is He, "{And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe}" [Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 221], the scholars of idolatry said, the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said, and this is also mentioned by As-Suddi and Muqatil ibn Sulayman, the interpreter. Ash-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said, and it has been said that this verse applies to all polytheists, then the permission was revealed afterwards regarding the permissibility of marrying women from the People of the Book, specifically, just as it was mentioned regarding the permissibility of consuming the meat of the People of the Book, Allah, exalted is He, said, "{This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you}" [Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5].  

عَنْ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {وَلَا تَنْكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكَاتِ حَتَّى يُؤْمِنَّ} [البقرة 221] قَالَ أَهْلُ الْأَوْثَانِ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَمَعْنَاهُ ذَكَرَهُ السُّدِّيُّ وَمُقَاتِلُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْمُفَسِّرُ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَقَدْ قِيلَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِي جَمِيعِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ نَزَلَتِ الرُّخْصَةُ بَعْدَهَا فِي إِحْلَالِ نِكَاحِ الْحَرَائِرِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ خَاصَّةً كَمَا جَاءَتْ فِي إِحْلَالِ ذَبَائِحِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {الْيَوْمَ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَهُمْ وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الذِّينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ إِذَا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ} [المائدة 5]