Sahih al-Bukhari 3570

Hadith text

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

Sharik bin Abdullah bin Abi Namir bataate hain: Maine Anas bin Malik ko us raat ke baare mein batate suna jab Nabi ko Ka'ba masjid se safar karna pada. Teen shaks (yaani farishte) Nabi ke paas aaye isse pahle ke unhe Divine ilham mila (yaani woh Nabi bane), jabke woh Al-Masjid-ul-Haram mein sote hue the. Pahle (in teen farishton mein se) ne kaha, "Unme se kaun hai?" Doosre ne kaha, "Yeh unmein sabse behtar hain." Yeh sab tha jo us waqt hua, aur unhone unhe (farishton ko) dobara nahi dekha jab tak woh doosri raat aaye aur unhone apne dil se unki maujoodgi mahsoos ki, kyunke Nabi ki aankhen sote waqt band hoti thi, magar unka dil nahi sota tha. Yeh sab Nabiyon ki khasiyat hai: unki aankhen soti hain magar unka dil nahi sota. Phir Jibreel ne Nabi ki zimmedaari li aur unke saath aasman ki taraf chadhe.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3570 · Book 61, Hadith 79