 The statement of authenticity was not accepted by a number of prominent later Sunni scholars.made an abridged version of the collection named "Talkhis al-Mustadrak" where he commented on its authenticity.It has become the habit of scholars today working in the field of hadîth, when compiling them and determining their authenticity, to say things like "It is authenticated by al-Hâkim and al-Dhahabî concurs".