In the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) saying regarding the Majus: “Treat them as you treat the People of the Book,” does this include the permissibility of eating their slaughtered animals and marrying their women?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: In the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the Majus, does this include the permissibility of eating their slaughtered animals and their game, and marrying their women, or is it specific to a certain matter?

Answer:
No, this is only regarding the jizyah. “Treat them as you treat the People of the Book.” At the end of the text, it says: “Do not marry their women, and do not eat their slaughtered animals.” He made an exception; he made an exception. However, some scholars say that this exception is from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so it is marfu' (traced to the Prophet). Others say, no, this is an insertion from the narrator’s speech. In any case, nothing from the Majus is permissible except taking the jizyah. Therefore, it is not permissible to eat their slaughtered animals, nor to marry their women. This is specific to the People of the Book only. Yes.