because he regarded it as an unpreserved addition reported only by a handful of narrators. However, Ibn Ḥajar states in Fatḥ al-Bārī that the wording is soundly established through several chains, which removes the charge of singularity that Muslim had implied.
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The author cited this hadith in the chapter on the nullifiers of ablution solely because of the extra phrase, “then perform ablution for every prayer.” Otherwise, its proper place would have been in the chapter on menstruation, and in fact he repeats it there—Allah knows best.
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It is permissible for an unrelated man to hear a woman’s voice when there is a need, provided she does not soften it or speak in a coaxing manner.
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The hadith contains a command to remove impurity.
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It indicates that blood is impure, a point on which there is consensus save for a solitary, irregular dissent.
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The obligation to pray commences the moment menstrual bleeding stops.
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Prayer remains valid even when continuous, non-menstrual bleeding is still flowing.