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"عَنْ عَلِىٍّ قَالَ: الرعْدُ مَلَكٌ، والبَرْقُ ضَرْبُهُ السحابَ بِمخْرَاقٍ مِنْ حَديِدٍ".  

ابن أبى الدنيا في كتاب المطر، وابن جرير، وابن المنذر، والخرائطى، [ق] البيهقى في السنن