O Allah, around us and not upon us." Then he pointed with his hand toward a direction of the clouds, and they did not disperse until the city became like an open hollow, and the valley flowed, and no one came from any direction except that he reported heavy rain.

End of the Book of Prayer for Rain

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(1) In (R) and the margin of (H): his two hands.
(2) In (R): the mosque.
(3) In a copy in the margins of (K) and (H): opened up.
(4) Its chain is authentic. Al-Walid: he is Ibn Muslim, and he practices tadlis and taswiyah, but he explicitly stated transmission (al-tahdith) at all levels of the chain in the narration of al-Bukhari, so any suspicion of his tadlis is removed, and he was also followed (by other narrators). Al-Awza'i: he is 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Amr, and Ishaq ibn 'Abd Allah: he is Ibn Abi Talhah al-Ansari. It is in "Al-Sunan al-Kubra" under number (1852).
Al-Bukhari also recorded it (933), and Muslim (897): (9) via two routes from al-Walid, with this chain.
Ahmad recorded it (13693), and al-Bukhari (1018) and (1033) via two routes from al-Awza'i, with it.
It was previously mentioned — in similar form — under number (1504) via the route of Sharik ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Abi Namr, from Anas, with it.
And see what precedes it.
His saying: "like the jawbah" — al-Sindi said: it is a wide circular pit, and the intended meaning here is the opening in the clouds.
And al-jawd: abundant rain.