To confirm  what Jabou  said , I can concur with the fact that this is just another
chain letter which is considered Bidaah by all the Islamic schools of thought.
I have received it many times also plus other that claim to come from Spain ((from
someone who  saw the Virgin Mary ,mother of Jesus ))and another from Rome.
At many  government offices here in Washington it is such a common practice we joke
that it was created by the Xerox corporation so that their machines and paper will
sell. because we all do not want to take chances by not making twenty copies free at
the office and using the office postage meter for free also.
At first, I fell for it  actually & did send out as a joke .I am still the same
anyway.

Habib

Elow Wole wrote:

> I actually got this in hard copy a 3 years ago.  I passed it thru a
> shredder. NOTHING HAPPENED, AT LEAST NOT YET.
>
> Essa
>
> >From: Mr Makaveli <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: FWD: Dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters:
> >Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 18:37:21 -0500
> >
> >I don't mean to offend or distract anyone but I sure don't want to end up
> >like Abdul-Salaam nor poor Balemanthan. READ and PASS IT ON like it says.
> >
> >
> >Dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters:
> > >>
> > >> Assalamu Alaikum
> > >>
> > >> This is a letter from Saudi Arabia and addressed to all the
> >Muslims.These
> > >
> > >> are the words of Sheikh Ahmed, the watchman of the ProphetMuhammad's
> > >mosque
> > >> (PBUH).On Friday night after reciting the Holy Quran, Sheikh Ahmed
> >slept
> > >and
> > >> saw the the holy Prophet (PBUH) in his dream. The Prophet said to him,
> > >> "Sheikh Ahmed, this  Friday about six thousand people died, but none of
> > >them
> > >> went to heaven. The women do not follow what their husbands tell them
> > >> anymore.The believers who have money do not help the poor. People do
> >not
> > >> perform their pilgrimage as it is prescribed. The Muslims do not say
> > >their
> > >> prayers regularly, let alone how it is supposed to be. "Sheikh Ahmed,
> > >tell
> > >> the Muslims that this letter comes from you . They are to produce more
> > >> copies of this letter and give to other Muslims so that it can be
> >spread
> > >and
> > >> get to all the Muslims in the world.
> > >> Anyone who produces this and spreads it to other Muslims will see it
> > >indeed
> > >> (will see the (REWARD). The Prophet (PBUH) will count such a person to
> > >> paradise alone with his children.
> > >> The Muslim who receive this letter and refuse to disperse it among
> >other
> > >> Muslims will not see benediction (INSHALLA). Those who are indebted
> >must
> > >> write. Allah in his infinite mercies will send help to pay his dept. I,
> > >> Sheik Ahmed, if what I said is a lie, May the Prophet (PBUH) not send
> >his
> > >
> > >> divine benediction to me. Dear Muslim brothers and sisters, you must
> > >follow
> > >> the religion the way the Prophet (PBUH) honoured it, like the divine
> > >> revelation it is.
> > >> Ask for forgiveness, fast every Monday. Produce twenty copies (20)
> >copies
> > >of
> > >> this letter and spread it to all Muslims. Anyone who does this until
> >all
> > >> muslims gets  a copy , will INSHALLA, see the opening of the Prophet's
> > >> (PBUH) desires as success will follow. This is not a letter to be kept.
> > >This
> > >> letter must be dispersed in large quantities.
> > >> A man called Klavern, got this letter and gave it to his secretary to
> > >> produce twenty (20) copies and disperse them. After some days, he saw
> > >many
> > >> doors of opportunities opening up for him.
> > >> Another person named Abdul-Salaam got it and forget it in a drawer of
> >his
> > >
> > >> office, and after a certain time he lost his job. He later remembered
> >the
> > >
> > >> letter and went and produce Twenty (20) copies which were distributed
> >and
> > >
> > >> within five (5) days he got employed and is in a higher position than
> > >what
> > >> he had before.
> > >> Another man called Balemanthan received it and he thought it was
> > >something
> > >> useless and treated it without respect or courtesy. He tore the letter
> > >and
> > >> within nine (9) days he died. I am appealing to anyone who comes across
> > >this
> > >> letter to kindly circulate it in large volume.
> > >>
> > >>
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