It was
narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said:
“On the morning of ‘Aqabah,
when
he was atop his she-camel, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
‘Pick
up some pebbles for me.’ So I picked up seven pebbles for him,
suitable for Khadhf.* He began to toss them in his hand, saying:
‘Throw something like these.’ Then he said: ‘O people, beware
of
exaggeration in religious matters for those who came before you
were
doomed because of exaggeration in religious matters.’”