bug #43174 [Messenger] relax parameter type (xabbuh)

This PR was merged into the 5.3 branch.

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[Messenger] relax parameter type

| Q             | A
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| Branch?       | 5.3
| Bug fix?      | yes
| New feature?  | no
| Deprecations? | no
| Tickets       |
| License       | MIT
| Doc PR        |

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5b35b8a3 relax parameter type