A Response to the Will Attributed to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

Question:
We have received many questions regarding this topic. Although His Eminence the Shaykh and his honorable companion have covered the subject and given it its due, there is no harm in presenting some of them. Before we do so, this will of Shaykh Muhammad, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, came to us last week written in Urdu. It would be best if the Shaykh would permit a response in that same language as well, so that it is not confusing for those who read in that language.

Answer:
This advice has come in many languages, English, Urdu, and others. We have translated the response into many languages, English, Urdu, French, and so on, so that the response would be general for all languages. We have done this, and it has been circulated among the people for many years. Other circulars have also appeared among the people, beginning with the words of Allah the Exalted and Majestic: They mention verses and then say, "My brother, write this and send it to your brothers, and the one who does not do such-and-such and does such-and-such." Some of them include another verse in it: "Say: " and so on. All of this is among the religious innovations (bid'ah) that some people have also brought into existence.
These publications claim to be verses or some words, or that he saw the Prophet in such and such, and then they say, "Write it and send it to thirty of your brothers, or twenty, or a hundred of your brothers. Beware of being lax in this, and beware of delaying it. Only three days, or six days, or twenty-eight hours, or twenty-four hours, or such and such. And if you do it, your face will be radiant."
And such and such will befall you. Some people say that if you delay it, or deny it, an accident will befall you, an accident will befall your son, an accident will befall your father. One person published it and was diligent, and he profited in his business, such and such. All of this is their promotion of evil. This has no basis; it is all invalid, corrupt publications with no basis. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.