Permission [Permission in financial and religious law affairs]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

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

His Eminence `Imad al-A`lam wa Thiqat al-Islam Mr. Aqa Shaykh Muhammad Yazdi, the honorable preacher- may his graces last- has been 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 Wali al-Amr, may Allah expedite his glorious advent," so that he will be in charge of the mentioned affairs while exercising caution." He is also permitted to collect religious funds such as zakat and alms incognito and to spend the same on religiously prescribed areas. He is also permitted to collect the blessed Share of the Imam (`a) and economically spend it for his sustenance. He can spend the remaining one-third in the religiously prescribed area, and to remit the other two-thirds to the undersigned or to my representatives to be spent in the religious seminaries.

"And I advise him, may God, the Exalted, assist 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. I hope that he will not forget me in his benevolent prayers." May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon him and our pious brethren.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Muharram al-Haram 25,1386 AH