Sunan Abi Dawud

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Shariq al-Hawzani and I came to Aisha (Allah be pleased with her) and asked her: By which (prayer) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began when he woke up at night? She replied: You asked me about a thing which no one asked me before. When he woke up at night, he uttered: ""Allah is Most Great"" ten times, and uttered ""Praise be to Allah"" ten times, and said ""Glory be to Allah and I begin with His praise"" ten times, and said: ""Glory be to the King, the Most Holy"" ten times, and asked Allah's pardon ten times, and said: ""There is no god but Allah"" ten times, and then said: ""O Allah! I seek refuge in Thee from the strait of the Day of resurrection,"" ten times. He then began the prayer