حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا الْجَوْهَرِيُّ، قَالَ: ثَنَا بُنْدَارٌ، قَالَ: ثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ: ثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لِشُعْبَةَ: إِنَّكَ كُنْتَ تَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَجْنُونًا فَصَحِحْتُ.
Abdur Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Shu’bah (may Allah have mercy on him) did not narrate this hadith as marfu‘, so someone said to him: “You used to narrate this hadith as marfu‘ (why don’t you do so now?)” He replied: “Earlier I was insane, now I am fine.”