Adkhār When Beginning Qiyām al-Layl (The Night Prayer)
ADKHĀR WHEN BEGINNING QIYĀM AL-LAYL (THE NIGHT PRAYER) It was narrated that 'Asim bin Humaid said: "I asked 'Āishah with what did he- meaning the Prophet (ﷺ)- start Qiyām al-Layl? She said: 'You have asked me something which no one before you has asked. The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) used to say; Takbir (Allāhu Akbar) Ten times, Taḥmid (Alḥamdulillāh) Ten times, Tasbīḥ (Subḥānallāh) Ten times, Tahlil (Lā ilāha illallāhu) Ten times and Pray for forgiveness (Astaghfirllāh) Ten times each and then say; اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَعَافِنِي أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ ضِيقِ الْمَقَامِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ Allahummaghfirlī, wahdinī, warzuqnī wa 'āfinī. A'udhu billāh min ḍīqil-maqāmi yawmal-qiyāmah ( O Allāh, forgive me, guide me, grant me provision and good health. I seek refuge with Allāh from the difficulty of standing on the Day of Resurrection. )" Sunan an-Nasa'i 1617