ˈæl ʃˈæfɪi ðɪ ɪmˈæm ʌvðə sˈælæf fɹʌmðɪ ˈeɪtθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi nˈoʊɾəbli mˌeɪd ðə dʒˈʌdʒmənt ðæt ðɪs vˈɜːs ɐplˈaɪz ɔnðə bˈeɪsɪs ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ɛkstˈɜːnəl ɐɡɹˈɛʃən, ænd ðætðə pˈeɪmənt ʌvðə dʒˈɪzɪə ɪz wˈʌn ʌv tˈuː mˈoʊdz baɪ wˌɪtʃ ɐ dˌɪsbᵻlˈiːvɪŋ mˈæn fɹʌmðə ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən ʌvðə pˈiːpəl ʌvðə bˈʊk kæn sˈeɪv hɪz blˈʌd fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ spˈɪld.
Al shafi’i the Imam of the Salaf from the 8th century  notably made the judgement that this verse applies on the basis of Religion rather than External aggression, and that the payment of the Jizya is one of two modes by which a Disbelieving man from the religion of the People of the Book can save his blood from being spilled.