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What is the reason for the اختلاف (disagreement) among scholars regarding the authentication and weakening of the hadith about the supplication upon entering the marketplace, what is the preponderant ruling concerning it, and why did Al-Bukhari and Muslim not narrate this hadith and other hadiths that carry immense rewards?

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Scholars have differed regarding the authenticity of the hadith, "Whoever enters the marketplace and says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, without partner...'." It was authenticated by Al-Hakim and Al-Mundhiri, while most of the master memorizers (huffaz) of hadith, such as Ibn Al-Qayyim, Ibn Abi Hatim, Al-Tirmidhi, Al-Daraqutni, Al-Nasa'i, and Abu Zur'ah, deemed it weak.

They have also differed concerning the reliability of some of its narrators. Al-Albani graded it hasan li ghairihi (good due to external support), while others consider it weak because its various chains of narration do not strengthen each other.

It is worth noting that the two Sheikhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not include this hadith in their Sahih collections due to its failure to meet their conditions of authenticity, and their aim was not to encompass all authentic hadiths.

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