Narrated Abu Saeed Al Khudri: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah, the Exalted, said to the children of Israel: ". . . but enter the gate with humility, in posture and in words, and you will be forgiven your faults (tughfar lakum)".
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الحروف والقراءات / 4006
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:حسن صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده حسن, وله شاھد في صحيفة همام بن منبه (116) ومن طريقه أخرجه البخاري (3403) ومسلم (3015)
1؎: «تُغْفَرُ» is in the singular feminine third person passive present tense; the well-known recitation is with the plural first person present active tense.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: The well-known recitation of the majority (naghfir lakum) is with a fathah on the letter noon, in the plural first-person form. In this case, the meaning will be: Enter the gate while prostrating and keep saying the word (as it is in Arabic); We will forgive your sins.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4006