The second interpretation:

186 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih the scribe of al-Layth narrated to us, Mu'awiyah ibn Salih narrated to me, from 'Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding "thunder," he says: It is a warning.

The third interpretation:

187 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Ibn Idris narrated to us, from al-Hasan ibn Furat, from his father, from Abu al-Jald, he said: Ibn 'Abbas wrote to him asking him about thunder, and he wrote back to him: Thunder is a wind.

His saying: And lightning

[The first interpretation]

188 - And through the same chain from Abu al-Jald, he said: Ibn 'Abbas wrote to him asking him about lightning, and he wrote back to him that lightning is water.

189 - 'Ali ibn al-Mundhir al-Tariqi narrated to us, Ibn Fudayl narrated to us, 'Ata' ibn al-Sa'ib narrated to us, from al-Sha'bi, he said: Ibn 'Abbas wrote to Abu al-Jald asking him about lightning—and he was a scholar who read the scriptures—so he wrote back to him: Lightning is from the shimmering of the water.

The second interpretation:

190 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Abu Nu'aym narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us, from Salamah ibn Kuhayl, from Ibn Ashya', from Rabi'ah ibn al-Abyad, from 'Ali, he said: Lightning is the fire-brands of the angels.

191 - My father narrated to us, Sulayman ibn Harb and Abu al-Rabi' narrated to us—the wording is Sulayman's—they said: Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to us, from 'Abd al-Jalil, from Shahr ibn Hawshab, from Abu Hurayrah, that he was asked about lightning, and he said: It is the clapping of hail.