"[Except for the chosen servants of Allah]—he means: the monotheists; he means: the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) and those who believed like them."
[﴿إِلَّا عباد الله المخلصين﴾ يُرِيد: الْمُوَحِّدين، يُرِيد: أَصْحَاب النَّبِيّ ﷺ وَمن آمن مثلهم].