Chain letter telling lies about Zaynab
Question

                There is a chain letter which reads as follows: 

“In the name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.Blessings and peace be upon the most noble of the Prophets and Messengers, our master Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and upon his family and companions. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

‘No doubt! Verily, the Awliyaa’ of Allaah, no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve’ [Yoonus 10:62] 

Allaah the Almighty has spoken the truth. 

My dear Muslim brother/sister. A 13-year-old girl fell ill. She was very sick and the doctors were unable to cure her. One night her sickness became very bad and she cried herself to sleep. In her dream she saw that al-Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allaah be pleased with her) put drops in her mouth. When she woke up she was fully recovered from her sickness. Al-Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allaah be pleased with her) asked her to write out this story 13 times and distribute it among the Muslims, so that they might learn about the power of the Creator and how His power manifests itself in His creation, glorified be He above that which they associate with Him. So the girl did what was asked of her, and what happened was the following:  

1 – The first copy ended up in the hands of a poor man, who wrote it out and distributed it; 13 days later, Allaah willed that this poor man should become rich.

2 – The second copy ended up in the hands of a worker who ignored it; 13 days later he lost his job.

3 – The third copy ended up in the hands of one of the rich people who refused to write it out; 13 days later he lost all his wealth. 

After reading this story, my Muslim brother/sister, hasten to write it out 13 times and distribute it among the people, then you will get what you wish for from Allaah. May Allaah bless our master Muhammad and all his family and companions.” 

How correct is this chain letter, and what is the ruling on distributing it?
Praise be to Allah. 
          When I examined this fabricated chain letter I thought 
          that it is my duty to comment on the claims made by its author, connecting 
          benefits and interests to the one who writes it out and distributes 
          it, and harm to the one who ignores it and does not pass it on. This 
          is a lie which has no sound basis; rather it is the fabrication of liars 
          and imposters who want to divert the Muslims from putting their trust 
          in their Lord alone, with no partner or associate, to bring them benefits 
          and ward off harm, whilst also taking the means that are prescribed 
          in sharee’ah and are permissible, and who want to make them put their 
          trust in and focus on something other than Allaah in seeking to gain 
          benefits and to ward off harm, and seek false means that are neither 
          prescribed in Islam nor permissible, and to call people to depend on 
          and worship something other than Allaah. 
 
          Undoubtedly this is one of the plots of the enemies of 
          the Muslims who want to divert them from the true religion by any means 
          possible. The Muslims have to beware of these plots and not be deceived 
          by them. They should not be deceived by this chain letter and similar 
          letters which surface from time to time. We have previously drawn attention 
          to a number of them. It is not permissible for a Muslim to write these 
          chain letters or to distribute them under any circumstances whatsoever. 
          That is an evil action and the one who does it is sinning. There is 
          the fear that he may be subjected to punishment in this world or in 
          the Hereafter, because this is a form of bid’ah (innovation); bid’ah 
          is a great evil and its consequences are severe. 
 
          This kind of chain letter is a form of reprehensible 
          innovation, and is one of the means that lead to shirk and exaggeration 
          about the Ahl al-Bayt (members of the Prophet’s household) and others 
          among the dead, and may lead to people calling upon them besides Allaah 
          and seeking their help and believing that they may being benefit or 
          cause harm to those who call upon them and seek their help. It is also 
          a form of telling lies against Allaah. Allaah says (interpretation of 
          the meaning): 
 
          “It is only those who believe not in the Ayaat (proofs, 
          evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allaah, who 
          fabricate falsehood, and it is they who are liars”[al-Nahl 16:105]
 
          And the Prophet 
          
          (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever innovates 
          anything in this matter of ours (i.e., Islam) that is not part of it 
          will have it rejected.”  (Saheeh, agreed upon). 
 
          All Muslims who receive this chain letter or similar 
          letters should tear them up and destroy them, and warn people against 
          them. They should not pay any attention to promises or threats mentioned 
          therein, because these are false letters which have no sound basis and 
          will not result in anything, good or bad. But those who fabricate them, 
          write them out, distribute them, advocate them and spread them among 
          the Muslims are committing sin, because all of that is a kind of co-operating 
          in sin and transgression, which Allaah forbade in His Book when He said 
          (interpretation of the meaning): 
 
          “Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwa 
          (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin 
          and transgression. And fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is Severe in punishment”[al-Maa’idah 
          5:2]
 
          We ask Allaah to keep us and the Muslims safe and sound 
          from all evil. Allaah is Sufficient for us and He is the best disposer 
          of affairs, the best to deal with those who fabricated this and similar 
          chain letters and introduced into the religion of Allaah something that 
          is not part of it. We ask Allaah to deal with them as they deserve, 
          because they have told lies against Allaah and propagated those lies, 
          and called the people to the means of shirk and exaggeration about the 
          dead, and to occupy themselves with something that will cause them harm 
          and bring them no benefits. These comments have been written out of 
          sincerity towards Allaah and His slaves. 
 
          May Allaah send blessings and peace upon His slave and 
          Messenger Muhammad, and his family and companions.