He wisely handled the situation when there was a huge dispute and division on the matter of succession to Prophet.
Muhammad's forces included Abu Bakr, Umar, Ali, Hamza, Mus`ab ibn `Umair, Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam, Ammar ibn Yasir, and Abu Dharr al-Ghifari.
[4] However, many early Muslim sources indicate that no serious fighting was expected,[5] and the future Caliph Uthman stayed behind to care for his sick wife Ruqayyah, the daughter of Muhammad.
[7][8] He also led a military campaign as a commander known as the Expedition of Bashir Ibn Sa’d al-Ansari (Fadak).
[12] Then Bashir ibn Sa'ad who belonged to clan of Banu Aws, intervened and handled the flared up situation.
They had shown great zeal in taking the oath of loyalty to Abu Bakr in Saqifa".