Hadith of the Ark
In his ''Chalyat al-maram'', Bahrani cites eleven chains of transmission for this hadith in Sunni sources and seven from Shia sources. In particular, the Sunni Al-Hakim Nishapuri, al-Nishapuri () in his Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn, ''al-Mustadrak'' includes the following version of the hadith: Similar versions of the hadith also appear in the works of the Sunni Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Ibn Hajar (), Ibn Abdullah Tabari (), al-Suyuti (), Shiblanil and the contemporary Reza Shah-Kazemi, Shah-Kazemi. The Shia Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Tabatabai () narrates this hadith on the authority of Ibn Abbas.Ahl al-Bayt
Muslims disagree as to who belong to the Ahl al-Bayt (), a term which also appears in verse 33:33 of the Quran, also known as the Verse of Purification. Shia Islam limits the Ahl al-Bayt to the Ahl al-Kisa, namely, Muhammad, his daughter Fatimah, Fatima, her husband Ali, and their two sons, Hasan ibn Ali, Hasan and Husayn ibn Ali, Husayn. There are various views in Sunni Islam, though a typical compromise is to include also Muhammad's wives in the Ahl al-Bayt. The Ahl al-Bayt also refers to the remaining Imamate in Shia doctrine, Shia Imams in Shia theology works.Inclusion of the Ahl al-Kisa
The majority of the traditions quoted by al-Tabari () in his exegesis identify the Ahl al-Bayt in the Verse of Purification with the Ahl al-Kisa, namely, Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hasan, and Husayn. These traditions are also cited by some other early Sunni authorities, including Ahmad ibn Hanbal (), al-Suyuti, al-Hafiz al-Kabir, and Ibn Kathir (). The canonical Sunni collection Sahih at-Tirmidhi, ''Sunnan al-Tirmidhi'' reports that Muhammad limited the Ahl al-Bayt to Ali, Fatima, and their two sons when the Verse of Purification was revealed to him. In the Event of Mubahala, Muhammad is believed to have gathered these four under his cloak and referred to them as the Ahl al-Bayt, according to Shia and some Sunni sources, including the canonical ''Sahih Muslim'' and Sahih at-Tirmidhi, ''Sunan al-Tirmidhi''. Laura Veccia Vaglieri, Veccia Vaglieri writes that Muhammad recited the Verse of Purification every morning when he passed by Fatima's house to remind them of the Fajr prayer, prayer. This makeup of the Ahl al-Bayt is echoed by Veccia Vaglieri and Husain Mohammad Jafri, Jafri, and unanimously reported in Shia sources.Inclusion of Muhammad's wives
Possibly because the earlier injunctions in the Verse of Purification are addressed at Muhammad's wives, some Sunni authors, such as Ibn Kathir, include Muhammad's wives in the Ahl al-Bayt. A number of Sunni hadiths also support the inclusion of Muhammad's wives in the Ahl al-Bayt. This view is shared by Ignác Goldziher, Goldziher and his coauthors. Alternatively, Oliver Leaman, Leaman argues that only those wives of prophets who mother their successors are counted by the Quran in their .Significance in Shia Islam
Rather than an issue settled by the people, the Hadith of Ark for the Shia Ja'far Sobhani, Sobhani suggests that the divine leadership of the Muslim community () rests with the Ahl al-Bayt to save the community from "delusion and confusion." He also views this hadith as evidence of the infallibility of the Ahl al-Bayt. The Shia Tabatabai similarly cites this and related hadiths to support the significance of the Ahl al-Bayt in Islam. Shah-Kazemi cites verse 29:64 of the Quran, "the abode of hereafter---that is the true life, if only they knew," to suggest that being saved in this hadith refers to salvation, namely, entering the Jannah, paradise in the Afterlife in Islam, hereafter and everything in this world that contributes to that outcome. In particular, he writes, being saved does not mean being spared the trials and afflictions of this world; it instead means being granted the capacity to endure these trials and afflictions. He thus concludes that the saving ark in this hadith is piety () achieved by following the teachings of Muhammad and the Ahl al-Bayt. With , he adds, we are thereby shielded from anxiety, misery, and terror when hit by the calamities of this world.See also
*Hadith of the two weighty things, Hadith al-Thaqalayn *Hadith of Golden Chain *Hadith of warning, Hadith of Warning *The event of Ghadir Khumm, Ghadir KhummReferences
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