Ibn Ziyad visited Maqil bin Yasar while he was ill, with a hadith similar to that of Abu Ashhab, and Wazad added that he said, "Why did you not narrate this to me before today?"He replied, "I did not narrate it to you," or, "I would not have narrated it to you."
و حدثناه يحيى بن يحيى أخبرنا يزيد بن زريع عن يونس
دخل ابن زياد على معقل بن يسار وهو وجع بمثل حديث أبي الأشهب وزاد قال ألا كنت حدثتني هذا قبل اليوم قال ما حدثتك أو لم أكن لأحدثك