أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَهُ وَحَدَّثَنِي أَزْهَرُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْحَرَازِيُّ شَامِيٌّ عَزِيز الْحَدِيث عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ بِمَا کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْتَتِحُ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْ شَيْئٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ کَانَ يُکَبِّرُ عَشْرًا وَيُسَبِّحُ عَشْرًا وَيَسْتَغْفِرُ عَشْرًا وَيَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَعَافِنِي وَيَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْ ضِيقِ الْمَقَامِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5550
It was narrated that ‘Asim bin Humaid said: “I asked ‘Aishah with what the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم would start Qiyam Al-Lail. She said: ‘You have asked me about something that no one else has asked me about. He used to say Allahu Akbar ten times, and Subhan Allah ten times, and Istaghfir-Allah ten times, and he would say, Allahummaghfirli wahdini, warzuqni, wa’afani (Allah, forgive guide me, grant me provision and give me good health,) and he would seek refuge from the difficulty I the standing on the Day of Resurrection.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020