[Machine] Al-'Abbas Al-Asamm informed Ar-Rabi' that Ash-Shafi'i informed 'Abdul-Majid from Ibn Jurayj who said: 'Ata' said, "The Arab Christians are not the People of the Book. Rather, the People of the Book are the Children of Israel and those to whom the Torah and the Gospel were revealed. As for those who joined them from among the people, they are not counted among them." The Sheikh, may Allah have mercy on him, said, "We have also narrated from 'Umar and 'Ali, peace be upon them, regarding the Arab Christians, with the same meaning. And it is mentioned in its proper context, if Allah wills."  

الْعَبَّاسِ الْأَصَمُّ أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ أنبأ عَبْدُ الْمَجِيدِ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ قَالَ عَطَاءٌ لَيْسَ نَصَارَى الْعَرَبِ بِأَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ إِنَّمَا أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَالَّذِينَ جَاءَتْهُمُ التَّوْرَاةُ وَالْإِنْجِيلُ فَأَمَّا مَنْ دَخَلَ فِيهِمْ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَلَيْسُوا مِنْهُمْ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا عَنْ عُمَرَ وَعَلِيٍّ ؓ فِي نَصَارَى الْعَرَبِ بِمَعْنَى هَذَا وَأَنَّهُ لَا تُؤْكَلُ ذَبَائِحُهُمْ وَذَلِكَ يَرِدُ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ تَعَالَى