And Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) understood (in Surah Al-Baqarah) the word «صيب» (in «كصيب») to mean rain, and others have said that it is derived from «صيب صاب يصوب», and from it is «اصاب».
Hadith Referenceصحيح البخاري / كتاب الاستسقاء / 1032
And Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) understood (in Surah Al-Baqarah) the word «صيب» (in «كصيب») to mean rain, and others have said that it is derived from «صيب صاب يصوب», and from it is «اصاب».