Theology of the Sun and the Sun's Rejection of the Stars

The arabs had a superstitious custom in the pre islamic days that they would attribute rain to a particular star or a season, or a time of the month. And there's no doubt that when the sahaba said this, they did not mean it in their hearts cause they're believers. So when you say this without meaning it, this becomes minor shirk. But when you say it and you mean it, this has made your shirk, right?