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Narrated Sharik bin `Abdullah bin Abi Namir:I heard Anas bin Malik telling us about the night when the Prophet (ﷺ) was made to travel from the Ka`ba Mosque. Three persons (i.e. angels) came to the Prophet (ﷺ) before he was divinely inspired was an Apostle), while he was sleeping in Al-Masjid-ul-Haram. The first (of the three angels) said, "Which of them is he?" The second said, "He is the best of them." That was all that happened then, and he did not see them till they came at another night and he perceived their presence with his heart, for the eyes of the Prophet (ﷺ) were closed when he was asleep, but his heart was not asleep (not unconscious). This is characteristic of all the prophets: Their eyes sleep but their hearts do not sleep. Then Gabriel took charge of the Prophet (ﷺ) and ascended along with him to the Heaven

حدثنا اسماعيل، قال حدثني اخي، عن سليمان، عن شريك بن عبد الله بن ابي نمر، سمعت انس بن مالك، يحدثنا عن ليلة، اسري بالنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من مسجد الكعبة جاء ثلاثة نفر قبل ان يوحى اليه، وهو نايم في مسجد الحرام، فقال اولهم ايهم هو فقال اوسطهم هو خيرهم وقال اخرهم خذوا خيرهم. فكانت تلك، فلم يرهم حتى جاءوا ليلة اخرى، فيما يرى قلبه، والنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نايمة عيناه ولا ينام قلبه وكذلك الانبياء تنام اعينهم ولا تنام قلوبهم، فتولاه جبريل ثم عرج به الى السماء