Member of the Khilafat Committee

He was also amongst those six companions whom Hazrat Umar (ra) had appointed to be part of the committee to elect the next Khalifa. Regarding these individuals, Hazrat Umar (ra) stated, “At the time of his demise, the Holy Prophet (sa) was pleased with them.”

(al-Isabah Fi Tamyeez al-Sahabah, Vol. 4, p. 290, Abdur Rahman bin Auf, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1995)