[Machine] Al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Whichever of the two options it may be, marriage with the eligible women of the People of the Book is allowed. And what I prefer is that a Muslim should not marry them."
الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ فَأَيُّهُمَا كَانَ فَقَدْ أُبِيحَ مِنْهُ نِكَاحُ حَرَائِرِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ قَالَ وَأَحَبُّ إِلِيَّ لَوْ لَمْ يَنْكِحْهُنَّ مُسْلِمٌ