I asked 'Aishah with what did he- meaning the Prophet (ﷺ)- start Qiyam Al-Lail? She said: 'You have asked me something which no one before you has asked. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.)

:Telah mengabarkan kepada kami Muhammad bin 'Abdul A'la dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami Mu'tamir dari Bapaknya dari Anas bahwa Rasulullah Shalallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam saat malam diisra'kan melewati Musa? laihis Salam dan dia sedang shalat di kuburannya.

I used to stay overnight at the Prophet's (ﷺ) apartment and I used to hear him when he prayed Qiyam at night saying: 'Subhan Allahi Rabil-Alamin (Glory be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds)' for a long time, then he said: 'Subhan Allah wa bi hamdih (Glory and praise be to Allah) for a long time.

:Telah mengabarkan kepada kami Yahya bin Habib bin 'Arabi dan Isma'il bin Mas'ud mereka berdua berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami Mu'tamir dia berkata; Aku mendengar bapakku berkata; Aku mendengar Anas berkata; telah mengabarkan kepadaku sebagian sahabat Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bahwa ketika Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam diisra'kan beliau melewati Musa? laihis Salam dan dia sedang shalat di kuburannya.

When the Prophet (ﷺ) got up at night to pray Tahajjud, he said: Allahumma, lakal-hamdu anta nurus-samawati wal-ardi wa man fihinna wa lakal-hamdu anta qayyamus-samawati wal ardi wa man fihinna wa lakal-hamdu, anta haqqun wa wa'duka haqqun wal jannatu haqqun wan-nuru haqqun wan-nabiyyuna haqqun wa Muhammadan haqqun, laka aslant wa 'alaika tawakkaltu wa bika amant. ( O Allah, to You be praise, You are the Light of the heavens and earth and whoever is in them. To You be praise, You are the Sustainer of the Heavens and the earth and whoever is in them. To You be praise, You are the Sovereign of the heavens and earth and whoever is in them. To You be praise; You are True, Your promise is true, Paradise is true, Hell is true, the Hour is true, the Prophets are true and Muhammad is true. To You have I submitted, in You I put my trust and in You I have believed.' Then (one of the narrators) Qutaibah mentioned some words the meaning of which was: Wa bika khasamtu wa ilaika hakamtu, ighfirli ma quadrate wa ma akhkhartu wa ma a'lantu antal-muqaddimu wa antal-mu'khkhir, la ilaha illa anta wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (And with Your help I argue [with my opponents, the non-believers], and I take You as a judge [to judge between us]. Forgive me my past and future sins and those that I commit openly. You are the One who puts [some people] back and bring [others] forward. There is no God but You and there is no power and no strength except with Allah).'

:Telah mengabarkan kepada kami Qutaibah dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami Ibnu Abu 'Adi dari Sulaiman dari Anas dari sebagian Sahabat Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bahwa Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: Pada saat malam diisra'kan aku melewati Musa? laihis Salam dan dia sedang shalat di kuburannya.

He slept at the house of Maimunah the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ), who was his maternal aunt. He said: I laid down across the mattress an the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and his wife lay along it. The Prophet (ﷺ) slept until midnight, or a little before or a little after. The Prophet (ﷺ) woke up and began to rub the sleep from his face with his hand. Then he recited the last ten verses of Surah Al Imran. Then he got up and went to a water skin that was hanging up and performed wudu from it, and he performed wudu well, then he stood up and prayed. Abdullah bin 'Abbas said: I stood up and did what he had done, then I went and stood beside him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) put his right hand on my neck, and took old of my right hand and tweaked it. Then he prayed two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then he prayed witr.Then he lay down until the Mu'adhdhin came to him and he prayed two brief rak'ahs.

:Telah mengabarkan kepada kami 'Amr bin 'Utsman bin Sa'id bin Katsir dia berkata; bapakku dan Baqiyyah telah menceritakan kepada kami mereka berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami Ibnu Abu Hamzah dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepadaku Az Zuhri dia berkata; telah mengabarkan kepadaku 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah bin Al Harits bin Naufal dari 'Abdullah bin Khabbab bin Al Arat dari Bapaknya -seorang peserta perang badr bersama Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam- bahwa dia pernah memperhatikan cara shalat Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam pada semua waktu malamnya hingga Fajar. Setelah Rasulullah selesai shalat Khabbab datang kepada beliau lalu berkata; Wahai Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bapak ibuku jadi jaminan engkau telah mengerjakan shalat yang belum pernah aku lihat engkau mengerjakan sebelumnya! Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallampun menjawab: Ya itu adalah shalat yang penuh perasaan antara harap dan khawatir. Aku meminta kepada Rabbku tiga perkara Dia memberiku dua perkara dan yang satu Dia menolaknya. Aku meminta kepada Rabbku Azza wa Jalla agar tidak membinasakan kita dengan bencana yang telah menyebabkan binasanya umat-umat sebelum kita dan Allah memberikannya kepadaku. Aku juga meminta kepada Raabku Azza wa Jalla agar tidak menjadikan musuh menguasai (menang) atas kita dan Dia juga memberikannya. Aku juga meminta agar Dia tidak mencerai beraikan kita sehingga terpisah-pisah menjadi beberapa kelompok (yang saling bertentangan) tetapi Dia tidak memberikannya.