The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “If I were to appoint anyone to a position of authority without consulting (the believers), I would have appointed Ibn Umm ʿAbd (ʿAbdullah bin Masʿood).ʿ
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوِ اسْتَخْلَفْتُ أَحَدًا عَنْ غَيْرِ مَشُورَةٍ لاسْتَخْلَفْتُ ابْنَ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ