The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It was said to the Children of Israel, 'Enter the gate (of the town), prostrate (bowing with humility) and say: " Hiṭṭatun " (i.e. repentance) i.e. O Allâh ! 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, Ḥinţatun, a grain in a spike." [1] [6:6-O.B]