حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَزْهَرُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ مَاذَا کَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْتَتِحُ بِهِ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْ شَيْئٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَکَ کَانَ يُکَبِّرُ عَشْرًا وَيَحْمَدُ عَشْرًا وَيُسَبِّحُ عَشْرًا وَيَسْتَغْفِرُ عَشْرًا وَيَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَعَافِنِي وَيَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْ ضِيقِ الْمُقَامِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1356
it was narrated that’ Asim bin Humaid said: "I asked 'Aishah: 'with what did the Prophet Start voluntary night prayers?' She said: 'you have asked me about something which no one has asked before. He used to say Allahu Akbar ten times, and AI-Hamdu Lillah ten times and Subhan-Allah ten times, and Astaghfirullah ten times, and he would say Allahumma aghfirli wahdini, warzuqni, wa afini (O Allah, forgive me, guide me, grant me provision and give me good health),"and he would seek refuge from the difficulty of the standing on the Day of Resurrection." (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020