Sending Specific Remembrances and Waiting for Joyful News

Question
This is a trust upon you, send 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah' to twenty people and be patient for five minutes, you will receive joyful news, are these messages innovations or permissible?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: It is not permissible to spread messages like this one due to the deception and misleading of others and the doubt it casts on religion. Rather, it is necessary to warn against it and to inform everyone who sends it that it is incorrect. One can limit oneself to sending messages that remind of God Almighty, and God knows best.
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