Aamir bin Wathilah narrates: I said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them): Your people say that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performed ramal and that this is Sunnah. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) replied: They have stated some things correctly and some things incorrectly. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) entered Makkah, the polytheists were present at Qaiqan. They were talking among themselves, mocking the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his companions (saying that they are weak people). So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performed ramal and ordered his companions to do ramal as well. (Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said:) This is not Sunnah.