Taking the jizyah (the tax on protected non-Muslims) from the disbelievers and their remaining on their religion

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if the disbelievers agree to pay the jizyah, is this not leaving them on their religion and making them free in that?

Answer:
Not all disbelievers are [the same]; specifically, the Jews, the Christians, and the Zoroastrians are the People of the Book, and they are specifically allowed to remain on their religion on the condition that they submit to the rule of Islam and pay the jizyah while in a state of humiliation. In this, they are given a respite until they reconsider themselves and enter Islam, because they are the People of the Book and people of knowledge. Perhaps arrogance and envy have taken hold of them, and they know the truth. So when Allah humbles them under the rule of Islam and they pay the jizyah, this arrogance and pride will leave them, and they will return to the right path. This is giving them a respite to review their minds and review the knowledge they possess. Yes.