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How do we reconcile the terms "back of the neck" and "neck" in the hadith about Ya'juj and Ma'juj?

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The questioner : My professor, there is a hadith regarding Yajuj and Majuj, and it is mentioned in the hadith: "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad."

The Shaykh : And remember your Lord when you forget. I did not forget. No, I did not forget. What does it mean? O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad. No, I did not forget, because the book is in front of me, but I wanted to look for the verse I am asking about. In the hadith, of course, it says that Ya'juj and Ma'juj dig every day until the end of the hadith, where it says:
Then Allah will send a worm in the napes of their necks and will kill them thereby.فَيَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ نَغَفًا فِي أَقْفَائِهِمْ فَيَقْتُلُهُمْ بِهَا
Sunan Ibn Majah 4080Sahih (Darussalam)
And in another hadith, yes, a moment. Here, a moment. O Allah, send blessings and peace, and between
They are in that state when Allah sends worms in their necks, like the lice of locusts that come out in their necks.هم على ذلك إذ بعث الله دودا في أعناقهم كنغف الجراد الذي يخرج في أعناقهم
Sahih Ibn Hibban 62:716
Of course, there is a difference in the wording here; in the first, it mentions their necks, and in the second, it mentions the back of their necks. So how do we reconcile these two hadiths? The back of the neck is part of the neck, and the issue is resolved. Yes, that is it. Yes. Do you command us with anything, our teacher? I have no objection. No, I hope that if you meet someone and the occasion arises, you mention me in your gathering and let them know, and you greet them on my behalf, if Allah wills. If it is possible for you to reach the area of al-'Imarah al-Baraniyyah, that is its name, where is it in Damascus? Yes, it is in Damascus, and I have a watchmaker there named 'Abd al-Latif. If you are able to reach him, convey my greetings to him. Yes, he is in al-'Imarah al-Baraniyyah, meaning at his shop. What is the name of his shop? Watchmaker, watchmaker, yes.
Source سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 947 — d3watuna.com (36:37)

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