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, Sayyid al-`Ulama' al-A`lam wa Hujjat al-Islam Haj Sayyid Abou Talib Pishwa'i (may his graces last and God Almighty multiply his like) who is one of the greatest `ulama' and endowed with all external and spiritual virtues, is 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 (may he live long) will be in charge of the mentioned affairs while using caution." His Eminence is also allowed to collect the two blessed Shares, spending them in part on his own living sparingly, delivering the rest of Sadat's Share to its religiously prescribed area. He is supposed to spend the rest of the blessed Share of the Imam (`a) in promoting the sacred religion and exalting the Word of God, 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 (may he outlive) 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
Jamadi al-Awwal 25, 1381 AH