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 Thiqat al-Islam Mirza Ibrahim Najafabadi (may his graces last) who has spent a long period of his precious life acquiring religious knowledge and is- thanks to God- endowed with virtues, knowledge, trustworthiness, piety and goodness 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 blessed Imam's (`a)Share, spending it in part on his own living sparingly, spending one-third of the remainder on exalting the Word of God and in its religiously prescribed areas, and to deliver the remainder to this humble servant to be expended in the seminary.
" And I advise him (may God Almighty 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
Sha`ban al-Mu`azzam 13, 1383 AH