And there is no contradiction between these two reports, because the first hadith says: “If it is a man, then at his chest,” meaning the middle, because it is customary to refer to a thing by the name of that which is adjacent to it. Likewise, in his saying: “If it is a woman, then at her head,” since the head is close to the chest, it is permissible to refer to it by that. What also confirms what we have mentioned is what has been narrated:
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