Hostility toward the Christians and the meaning of the phrase of Allah the Exalted: “And you will find the nearest to them in affection…”

Question:
That is, you heard him say regarding the word of Allah the Exalted, “Avoid the most hostile of people to them,” except that it is clarified that you should eat and it is clarified that you should drink, and it has been clarified once for our master 'Ali, who said, “We said, support.” And as for now, the Christians are the people whose fathers are all of them. What he does finally to the Muslims. And we also say, should you follow the word of Allah the Exalted, “Good standing over them and the eternal ones,” because those upon whom the anger is and the eternal ones are a loss, for the Christians are also upon whom the anger is, so what did your Lord see with this? This is correct speech.

Answer:
The speech of Allah is general, not specific to the time of the Prophethood. The speech of Allah is general until the Hour stands. The Christians, without doubt, are gentler than the Jews. Gentler than the Jews and better in dealing than the Jews. And they are Christians and they are disbelievers. And this matter is apparent now, apparent in the Jewish states and the Christian states.
And it is apparent between the Jew and the Christian; the Christian is gentler than the Jew, and he is a disbeliever, each of them is a disbeliever, each of them is an enemy of Allah Mighty and Majestic. That we object to the Qur'an and say, “No, the Christians,” thereby we restrict the Book of Allah to a time other than a time, this is an error, a great error. And if some harshness is found among the Christians or among some of them, this does not encompass them, it does not encompass all the Christians. If leaders are found among them, or if some harshness or some of this is found, this does not encompass all the Christians; this is specific to those who are characterized by this thing. The predominant trait of the Christians is gentleness and softness, and the predominant trait of the Jews is harshness, severity, and hatred. And there may be found among the Jews one who has softness; it exists regarding individuals, it is found among them. But the predominant trait and their general character is that they are the most hostile of people to those who believe, and this does not prevent that some individuals among them may be [different].