Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says concerning the saying of Allah Almighty, "The heart did not lie about what it saw" [Surah al-Najm: 11]: "He (peace and blessings be upon him) saw his Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, with his heart."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 12885