Permission [Permission in financial and religious law affairs]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

" Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds; peace and salutations be upon Muhammad and his pure progeny, and may His curse be upon all their enemies."

It is hereby confirmed that His Eminence `Imad al-A`lam wa Maladh al-Anam wa Hujjat al-Islam Shaykh `Abd as-Samad Khou'i (may his blessings last and God multiply the like of him) , who has spent a good part of his worthy life acquiring religious knowledge, and who is diligent in promoting the sacred religion and strengthening the precepts of the Khayr al-Anam «1» (s) , and is endowed with virtues, is granted my permission to be in charge of the financial and religious law affairs whose supervision is the duty of a fully-qualified jurist during the occultation of the Wali al-Amr «2» and Honor of the Day (may God expedite his glorious advent) ;" so, he will be in charge of the mentioned affairs, using the necessary caution." He is also allowed to collect the blessed Imam's (`a) Share, spending a part on his own living sparingly, to spend one-third of the remaining for the promotion of the sacred religion and exalting the Word of God, and to deliver the other two-thirds to this humble servant to be expended in the blessed seminary.

" And I advise him- as we have been advised by the pious predecessors- to keep company of piety, to evade carnal desires, and to be meticulous in his worldly and afterworld affairs; and I hope he (may God Almighty assist him) will not forget me in his benevolent prayers." May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon him and our faithful brethren.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Dhou'l-Hijjah al-Haram 9, 1380 AH