Letter [to One of Imam Khomeini's representatives in Qum]

In His Most Exalted Name

After greetings and benedictions, I beseech God, the Exalted, for your health and happiness.

Your letter dated Dhou'l-Qa`dah 16 and your other letter arrived together. Here is the answer to your first letter with the description that was written:

One who can give his religious debt must give it and you must collect it rather than give it to his inheritors. There is no objection to the transaction with those who do not know they are helping Israel; «1» however, you must privately inform them so it will not become known.

Here is the answer to your second letter dated Dhou'l-Hijjah 17: As written by Zaki, no letter was received but since approximately no letter has recently arrived, it is possible that after prevention is eliminated it will arrive, therefore, for the time being I am waiting for the next news. «2»

Report of you paying three hundred and twenty-one tumans to the Sadat has arrived.

1. Give permission to the son of the late Sayyid Fakhruddin in any manner you like.

2. You are authorized to give permission in any manner you deem advisable to anyone whom do you trust and is seeking permission.

3. You are authorized to give funds to those you consider deserving.

4. Give permission to the two persons who took a loan «3» and are seeking permission for mosque, based on the present need and the absence of alternative means.

5. You are authorized to give permission to those who gave on account of the Sadat's Share and you know it advisable to give permission to them.

In regards to printing the book I do not give permission. I will send the recent receipt and the previous receipt to Beirut. I hope they will arrive.

I will give the five-thousand-worth receipt that was mailed for Mr. Sattari to him. Sixty-five tumans on account of Mr. Hashimi Rafsanjani is supposed to be given to you or Ahmad for the Sadat; give it to them (Sadat).

Give the opposite sheet to Mr. Haj Muhsin Muhaddithzadeh and request his due funds upon receiving it pay it to the poor Sadat.

Give the included receipts to Aqa. «4» It seems that one of the two receipts is sufficient but I will send both since they were in two different letters.