Hadith 771:43
Muhammad ibn Ja‘far narrated to us, Shu‘bah narrated to us, from ‘Amr ibn Murrah, from Ibn Abi Layla, who said: We said to Zayd ibn Arqam, "Narrate to us." He said, "We have grown old and forgotten, and narrating from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is a serious matter."
حدثنا محمد بن جعفر، حدثنا شعبة، عن عمرو بن مرة، عن ابن أبي ليلى قال: قلنا: لزيد بن أرقم حدثنا، قال: " كبرنا ونسينا، والحديث عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم شديد "