Benefits of the Hadith: (You will be gathered barefoot, naked, and uncircumcised...)

The Shaykh : And in this is evidence that it is permissible for the one who cites a verse not to say "Allah the Exalted said" or "He said," because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) integrated the verse into the hadith and did not say "as Allah the Exalted said" or "as He said." He said, "As We began the first creation, We will repeat it." And in it is evidence that people will be clothed on the Day of Resurrection, and that the first to be clothed is Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and this is a distinction for him. However, we have mentioned in the treatise on the Creed of the People of the Sunnah and the Community that if a person has a distinction over others and a special characteristic, it does not necessitate that he is preferred over others in an absolute sense. Rather, he is distinguished by this characteristic, and the absolute preference belongs to the one who is preferred. For example, Ali ibn Abi Talib: the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him: This does not necessitate that he is better than Abu Bakr, because Abu Bakr has other virtues that made him absolutely better than Ali. So here, Ibrahim is the first of the creation to be clothed; does this necessitate that he is better than Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)? The answer is no, because even if he is distinguished by this characteristic, it does not necessitate that he has the absolute preference. Also in this hadith is evidence that some of the Companions will apostatize, but they will be few. Therefore, he said "my little companions" (as-habbi). This diminutive form indicates fewness. The narration "my companions" (as-habi) means the generic category, which includes both the few and the many. If the generic category is intended, which includes the few and the many, and then it is explained as being the few, the generic category is taken to mean what?
The reader: The few.

The Shaykh : The few. With this explanation, the claim of the Rafidah is refuted, namely that all the Companions, led by Abu Bakr and Umar, apostatized after the Prophet (peace be upon him) as disbelievers, except for a few. Because they say this hadith is in al-Bukhari, which is the most authentic book among you, or the most authentic book. The Messenger (peace be upon him) said: We say "my companions" (as-habi) and "my little companions" (as-habbi). "My companions" is a generic term that includes the few and the many, while "my little companions" is specific to the few. Also, the word "my little companions" indicates not only fewness in number but also fewness in quality, meaning weakness in their companionship. That is, they are not among the constant Companions, because it is not possible for a man to be a Companion of the Prophet (peace be upon him) for a long time and then apostatize afterwards. So the diminutive here is for indicating fewness and belittling. I am not saying it is for belittling in the sense that there is a contemptible person among the Companions, but their companionship with the Messenger (peace be upon him) was little, little. So the intended meaning is fewness in number, and what else? Fewness in companionship and constancy. Therefore, he said "my little companions." Also in it is evidence that the Messenger (peace be upon him) defends his Ummah (the Muslim community), (peace be upon him), because he defended them. But he does not know the unseen, neither alive nor dead. And after death, he is further from knowledge than he was before death. It is said that they remained apostates on their heels. This refers to those who apostatized from among the Companions and did not return to Islam. The Companions, Abu Bakr and others, fought them. Yes, some were killed, some surrendered and believed, and some surrendered and died in apostasy. Yes.