It was narrated that 'Asim bin Humaid said: "I asked 'Aishah with what did he- meaning the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم )- start Qiyam Al-Lail? She said: 'You have asked me something which no one before you has asked. The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to say the takbir ten times, the tahmid ten times, the tasbih ten times, and the tahlil ten times, and pray for forgiveness ten times, and say: Allahummaghfirli, wahdini, warzuqni wa 'afini. A'udhu billahi min diqil-maqami yawmal-qiyamah (O Allah, forgive me, guide me, grant me provision and good health. I seek refuge with Allah from the difficulty of standing on the Day of Resurrection.)"