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[Machine] About Ibn Abbas, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ threw pebbles around the Kaaba to show the strength to the pagans.  

أحمد:١٩٢١حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَطَاءٍ

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّمَا رَمَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَوْلَ الْكَعْبَةِ لِيُرِيَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قُوَّتَهُ