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; may God's peace and salutations be upon Muhammad and his pure progeny, and His curse be upon all their enemies."

It is hereby confirmed that His Eminence, Murawwij al-Ahkam Aqa Shaykh Sayyid `Ali Husayni Kashani (may God Almighty assist him) who is verily one of the trustees, is granted my permission to quote the authentic hadiths from the authorized books of the companions (may God be pleased with them). He is authorized to collect the legal alms such as religious taxes and the properties with unknown owners, delivering them to their religiously prescribed area. He is also allowed to collect the blessed Share of the Imam (`a), spending it on his own living sparingly, in case of need, as long as he is propagating the religion, and to deliver the rest to this humble servant to be expended in the blessed seminary.

" And I advise him (may God assist him) - as we have been advised by the pious predecessors- to keep company of piety, to evade carnal desires, and to be cautious in his worldly and afterworld affairs. I hope he 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

Sha`ban al-Mu`azzam 26, 1381 AH