Hazrat Abu Salamah narrates, he says that Hazrat Sa’d said: By Allah! He was not among us from the earliest Muslims, nor was he among us from the earliest emigrants. But I know by what thing he gained superiority over us. He was the most abstinent among us regarding worldly matters. By Hazrat Sa’d’s reference, he meant Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him).