[Machine] I said to Ibn Abbas, "Your people claim that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ threw pebbles during the ritual stoning, considering it a Sunnah (a recommended practice)." He replied, "My people speak the truth, while they lie. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ indeed threw pebbles, but it is not a Sunnah. Rather, he did so in response to the pagans' mockery, efforts, and intensity. He commanded them to throw stones at the building as proof that their efforts did not harm him."
قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ رَمَلَوَأَنَّهَا سُنَّةٌ قَالَ صَدَقَ قَوْمِي وَكَذَبُوا قَدْ رَمَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَيْسَتْ بِسُنَّةٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ قَدِمَ وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ عَلَى جَبَلِ قُعَيْقِعَانَ فَتَحَدَّثُوا أَنَّ بِهِ وَبِأَصْحَابِهِ هَزْلًا وَجَهْدًا وَشِدَّةً فَأَمَرَهُمْ فَرَمَلُوا بِالْبَيْتِ لِيُرِيَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُصِبْهُمْ جَهْدٌ