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What is the consensus among secular scholars on the authenticity of the hadith, and how reliable is the grading system used by medieval Muslim scholars?

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What is the consensus among secular scholars on the authenticity of the hadith, and how reliable is the grading system used by medieval Muslim scholars?	9
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