In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
" Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds; may peace and salutation be upon Muhammad and his pure progeny, and His curse be upon all their enemies."
It is hereby confirmed that His Eminence Qudwat al-A`lam wa Maladh al-Anam wa Thiqat al-Islam Shaykh Sadiq Khalkhali (may his graces last and God multiply his like) who has spent a part of his valuable life acquiring religious knowledge and personal virtues and who has- thanks to God- attained the highest degree of knowledge and virtue, 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 the Wali al-Amr (may God expedite his glorious advent) ." So, he will be in charge of the mentioned affairs, using the necessary caution." His Eminence is also allowed to collect the blessed Share of the Imam's (`a), spending it in part on his own living sparingly, and a third of what remains in promoting the sacred religion, and to deliver the other two-thirds 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; and 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
Dhou'l-Hijjah al-Haram 26, 1380 AH