Explanation of the author's statement: "And among them are the sincere friends of Allah"

The Shaykh : He said: "And among them are the sincere friends of Allah, the martyrs, and the righteous": "Among them" means among the people of the Sunnah and the community are the sincere friends of Allah, the martyrs, and the righteous. He did not say "among them are the prophets," because it is known that the messengers are not among them as followers, nor are they followers themselves. The people of the Sunnah and the community are followers, followers. This is why we named them the people of the Sunnah, due to their following of it.
So, among them are the sincere friends of Allah, and the highest among them is Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), for no one among the sincere friends of Allah is in a station like the station of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq. "Al-Siddiq" is a form derived from truthfulness, and it was used in this form to indicate intensity. He is the one who came with the truth and confirmed it, as Allah the Exalted said: He is truthful in his intention.