Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: It was merely a stopping place where the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) halted so that his departure would be easier, meaning al-Abtah. Some narrators added the words: It is not a Sunnah.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الحج / 9739