We received a letter from a teacher working in a secondary school in Riyadh. She asks about the ruling on the leaflets distributed in some schools. The following is the text of this leaflet:
Allah (Exalted be He) states: Nay! But worship Allâh (Alone and none else), and be among the grateful. (Surah AlZumar, (39:96), So those who believe in him (Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ), honour him, help him, and follow the light (the Qur'ân) which has been sent down with him, it is they who will be successful. (Surah Al`Araf, (7:107), For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present world (i.e. through a righteous dream seen by the person himself or shown to others), and in the Hereafter. No change can there be in the Words of Allâh. This is indeed the supreme success. (Surah Yunus, (10:64)and Allâh will keep firm those who believe, with the word that stands firm in this world (i.e. they will keep on worshipping Allâh Alone and none else), and in the Hereafter. And Allâh will cause to go astray those who are Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrongdoers), and Allâh does what He wills. (Surah Ibrahim, (14:27)
You should send these Ayat to bring benefits and be a good omen for you, and disseminate nine copies of this leaflet to people around the world to bring goodness and success after four days. We do not take the Ayat of Allah in ridicule nor do we do this for fun. Please take it seriously and within four days you will see many good things.
You should send copies of this message. This message fell into the hands of a businessman who immediately disseminated it. As a result, he received good news that he earned seven thousand Dinars more than what he expected from his transaction. The same message fell into the hands of a doctor who disregarded it. He was killed in a car accident and his mutilated and mangled dead body was the talk of the town.
Once a contractor received a copy of this message and made a successful bid. However, his eldest son was killed in a car accident in an Arab country because the father ignored to distribute the message.
Please send a copy of this message and four days later you will be happy for the things Allah will grant you. Be careful of ignoring it, as it may pose a threat to your money and life. May Allah grant us success to convey this message! May Allah grant us success!
When I read this message, I find it is imperative to write the following: The claimed benefits and good things that come to those who copy and distribute it as well as the bad things that will happen to those who ignore and do not disseminate it are all lies and baseless. They are fabrications of liars and charlatans. It is impermissible for Muslims to distribute this message inside or outside the country. This is an evil action and one who does this is committing a sin; there is the fear that he will be punished in this world and in the Hereafter, because this is a Bid`ah (innovation) whose evil is great and whose consequences are severe. This leaflet is a reprehensible Bid`ah and a fabrication about Allah Who states: It is only those who believe not in the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh, who fabricate falsehood, and it is they who are liars.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) stated: Whoever introduces something into this matter of ours that is not of it, will have it rejected. (Agreed upon by AlBukhari and Muslim).He (Peace and Blessings be upon him) also stated: Whoever does an act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, it is to be rejected. (Related by Muslim in his Sahih).
It is obligatory upon every Muslim who has this leaflet and its like to tear it up, discard it, and warn people against it. We and others from among the pious people pay no attention to such false leaflets and its claims. The same is true regarding the leaflet ascribed to the guard of the Prophet's chambers and a similar leaflet begins with the Ayah, Say: "He is the Most Gracious (Allâh), in Him we believe, and in Him we put our trust." instead of "Nay! But worship Allâh (Alone and none else), and be among the grateful." All these leaflets are lies and have no sound basis and nothing
good nor bad can result from them. Those who fabricate, copy, distribute, promote, and disseminate it of the Muslims are all sinful. All of this comes under the heading of cooperating in sin and transgression and promoting and encouraging Bid`ah.