´It was narrated that Sa'ib bin Yazid said:` "I accompanied Sa'd bin Malik from Al-Madinah to Makkah and I did not hear him narrate a single Hadith from the Prophet (ﷺ)."
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
The reason for this is the same caution that was the habit of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum); however, they would explain religious matters to the people and admonish and advise them, and all of this was derived from the hadiths themselves.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 29