Hadith 63

حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، نا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْبُوشَنْجِيُّ ، نا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثُونَا عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : لَمَّا كُنَّا بِالشَّامِ أَتَيْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بِمَاءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : " مِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتَ بِهَذَا الْمَاءِ ؟ مَا رَأَيْتُ مَاءً عَذْبًا وَلا مَاءَ سَمَاءٍ أَطْيَبَ مِنْهُ " ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : جِئْتُ بِهِ مِنْ بَيْتِ هَذِهِ الْعَجُوزِ النَّصْرَانِيَّةِ ، فَلَمَّا تَوَضَّأَ أَتَاهَا ، فَقَالَ " أَيَّتُهَا الْعَجُوزُ ، أَسْلِمِي تَسْلَمِي بَعَثَ اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْحَقِّ " ، قَالَ : فَكَشَفَتْ رَأْسَهَا فَإِذَا مثل الثَّغَامَةِ ، فَقَالَتْ : عَجُوزٌ كَبِيرَةٌ وَإِنَّمَا أَمُوتُ الآنَ ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : اللَّهُمَّ أشْهَدْ " .
Zaid bin Aslam narrates from his father: When we were in Syria, I brought water to Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). He performed ablution with that water and then asked: "Where did you bring this water from? I have not seen any heavenly water sweeter or purer than this." The narrator states: I replied, "I brought it from the house of an old Christian woman." When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had performed ablution, he went to that woman. He said: "O old woman! Accept Islam, you will be safe. Allah Almighty has sent Muhammad (peace be upon him) with the truth." The narrator states: The woman removed her headscarf, and her hair was as white as the flowers of the thaghama (a type of flower). The old woman said: "Now I am about to die." So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Allah! Bear witness!"
Hadith Reference سنن الدارقطني / كتاب الطهارة / 63
Hadith Takhrij «أخرجه البيهقي فى((سننه الكبير)) برقم: 130، والدارقطني فى ((سننه)) برقم: 63، 64، وعبد الرزاق فى ((مصنفه)) برقم: 254»