"I asked 'Aishah with what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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'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.'"
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 5535 In-book : Book 50, Hadith 108 English translation : Vol. 6, Book 50, Hadith 5537
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