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To what extent are the following Hadiths authentic and what do they mean: "An hour of a scholar leaning on his bed contemplating knowledge is better than the worship of worshippers for seventy years," and "Drinking alcohol is like worshipping idols," and "The worst places on earth are the markets, for they are the arena of Iblis"?

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"An hour from a scholar leaning on his bed, contemplating his knowledge, is better than the worship of a worshiper for seventy years" is a fabricated hadith. As for "The habitual drunkard is like a worshiper of idols," it is a good (hasan) hadith due to external corroboration, and its meaning is that the habitual drunkard resembles the idol worshiper in that their prayers are not accepted. As for "The worst places on earth are the markets, and they are the میدان (domain) of Iblis," it was not found with this wording, but it was narrated: "Indeed, the worst places on earth are the markets," and this is a weak hadith.

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