Permission [Permission in financial and religious law affairs]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
" Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds; peace and salutations be upon Muhammad and his pure progeny, and may God's curse be upon all their enemies."
It is hereby confirmed that His Eminence `Imad al-A`lam wa Hujjat al-Islam Haj Shaykh Muhammad Hashimiyan Rafsanjani (may his graces last )whose trustworthiness and goodness is known to everyone 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 Almighty expedite his glorious advent)." So, he will be in charge of the mentioned affairs while exercising caution." He is also permitted to collect the religious taxes, alms and property with unknown owners, delivering them to their religiously prescribed areas. In addition, he is allowed to collect the two blessed Shares, delivering a half to its religiously prescribed areas and spending it on exalting the word of Islam, and to deliver the other half to this humble servant to be expended in the holy seminary. He is also allowed to circulate, postpone as needed, to collect and to deliver the religious payments.
" And I advise him (may God always 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 the worldly and afterworld affairs. 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
Jamadi ath-Thani 16, 1383 AH