Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 31307 — Supplication at night: what is it?

Asim bin Humayd said: I asked Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): "With what words did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) begin the night prayer?" Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "You have asked me about something that no one before you has asked me about." Then she said: "He (peace and blessings be upon him) would say the takbir ten times, praise Allah ten times, declare His purity ten times, and seek forgiveness ten times, and he would supplicate thus: 'O Allah, forgive me, guide me, provide for me, and grant me well-being.' And he (peace and blessings be upon him) would also seek refuge from the narrowness of the place on the Day of Resurrection."