Sunan an-Nasa'i 5535

Ibrahim ibn Yaʿqub informed me; he said: Zayd ibn al-Hubab narrated to us that Muʿawiyah ibn Salih related to him. And Azhar ibn Saʿid—known as al-Harazi, a Syrian transmitter whose reports are rare—narrated to me, from ʿAsim ibn Humayd, who said: I asked ʿAishah, ‘What did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, begin his night prayer with?’ She said: ‘You have asked me something no one else has asked me. He used to say “Allahu akbar” ten times, “Subhan Allah” ten times, and “Astaghfirullah” ten times, then say: “O Allah, forgive me, guide me, provide for me, and grant me well-being.” He also used to seek refuge from the distress of the standing on the Day of Resurrection.’