Permission [Issuance of permission for meeting the needs of the poor with the blessed Share of the Imam (`a)]

[" Support each other in goodness and piety."
His Venerable Eminence Ayatullah al-`Uzma Haj Aqa Rouhullah Khomeini (may his blessed life last long):
As Your Eminence is aware the severe and unprecedented cold this year which also coincides with the blessed month of Ramadan, has raised the urgency of helping the needy. So a number of the esteemed merchants and tradesmen of Tabriz «1» ask for Your Eminence's permission to grant help to the needy and poor in cash, in kind, or by providing them with fuel. May God endow the Muslims with your long life.
Community of Azerbaijanis «2» living in the capital. Sha`ban 28, 1383 AH ]
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
I am deeply concerned about the conditions of the needy in this severe cold. However, unfortunately, I cannot help them effectively. Of course, it is the duty of the esteemed merchants and tradesmen not to let their religious brothers suffer any hardship or harm, may God forbid, with their collective aids. If it is not possible to meet their needs only with grant money and legal alms, then you are permitted to expend from the blessed Share of the Imam(`a)on providing their coal and other requirements. Of course, spending the blessed Share has to be supervised by a board of trustees from the district. I ask God Almighty for the welfare of the poor and abundance for the charitable.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini