Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Shariq al-Hawzani and I came to Aishah (Allah be pleased with her) and asked her: By which (prayer) the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم 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.