What is your opinion regarding the one who says that the Jews and Christians in our time are not from the People of the Book?

Question:
The one who says that the Jews and Christians in this time are not People of the Book as they were in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and based on that, it is not permissible to marry them, is his statement correct?

Answer:
This is an invalid statement. Allah named them the People of the Book and permitted marriage to their chaste women, the chaste ones who are chaste regarding zina, whether it is public zina or hidden zina. It is not permissible to marry them. Allah permitted this until the Day of Resurrection, and you object to Allah and say, "No, they are not People of the Book." Who says this? Yes, and on the day the Qur'an descends, they say, "Allah is the third of three," and they say, "The Messiah is the son of Allah," and despite this, He named them People of the Book. Yes.