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Sahih al-Bukhari 4479 (Book 65, Hadith 6) #4267
Humility and Repentance in Islam

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) taught that the children of Israel were instructed to enter a town with humility and repentance, but they instead entered by dragging themselves on their buttocks and added something extra to their repentance.

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "It was said to the children of Israel, 'Enter the gate (of the town), prostrate (in humility) and say: Hittatun (ie repentance) ie O Allah! Forgive our sins'. But they entered by dragging themselves on their buttocks, so they did something different (from what they had been ordered to do) and said, 'Hittatun,' but added, "A grain in a hair".
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏"‏ قِيلَ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ‏{‏ادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَقُولُوا حِطَّةٌ‏}‏ فَدَخَلُوا يَزْحَفُونَ عَلَى أَسْتَاهِهِمْ، فَبَدَّلُوا وَقَالُوا حِطَّةٌ، حَبَّةٌ فِي شَعَرَةٍ

TOPICS
humility  *  repentance  *  israel  *  hittatun

QUICK LESSONS:
Enter any place or situation with respect and humility; Say “O Allah! Forgive our sins” when repenting; Do not add anything extra when repenting; Be humble before Allah SWT.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us about the importance of humility and repentance in Islam. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ told a story about the children of Israel who were instructed to enter a town with humility and repentance, saying "Hittatun" which means "O Allah! Forgive our sins". However, instead they entered by dragging themselves on their buttocks, which is not an act of humility or respect. Furthermore, they added something extra to their repentance by saying "A grain in a hair". This shows that we should not add anything extra when repenting as it is only between us and Allah SWT. We should also be humble when entering any place or situation as this will bring us closer to Allah SWT.

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