English translation
5537. It was narrated that 'Āṣim bin Ḥumaid said: "I asked 'Aishah with what the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would start Qiyām Al-Lail. She said: 'You have asked me about something that no one else has asked me about. He used to say Allāhu Akbar ten times, and Subḥān-Allāh ten times, and Istaghfir-Allāh ten times, and he would say, Allâhumaghfirlî, wâhdinî, wârzuqnî, wa'âfinî (O Allâh, 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)
