Permission [Permission in the religious and financial affairs]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

"All the praise be to the Lord of the worlds. And prayers and peace be upon Muhammad and his progeny- the pure and purged- and the curse of God upon all their enemies."

His Eminence Sayyid Husayn Mousawi, may His graces last,

I allow you to hold the performance of the affairs- accountable «۱» ones, and those that are liable to the permission of a competent jurisprudent in the absence of the Imam of the Age. May God accelerate his blessed appearance. Likewise, you are allowed to collect the religious funds and spend them in fanning out the sacred faith and the fixed grounds providing reason for expenditure. Regarding the blessed Share of Imam (peace be on him) you are allowed to spend a one-third of it in personal expenses and send other two-thirds to me for the expenses of the sacred institutions of learning. You can spend the Prophet's progeny share on the spot too.

I recommend what God has recommended for the virtuous predecessors and that is adherence to piety and avoiding the lust and holding the rope of prudence. Peace be on our brother believers and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Rabi` ath-Thani 15,1400 AH