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, until the Day of Judgment."
It is hereby confirmed that His Eminence Sayyid al-`Ulama' al-A`lam wa Hujjat al-Islam Haj Sayyid Mahdi Yathribi (may his graces last) who is one of the prominent scholars and the great `ulama', and- thanks to God- is endowed with virtues, goodness and piety, is a trustee of mine. He is granted 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." His Eminence is permitted to collect the two blessed Shares, spending them in part on his own living as much as is customary and usual, delivering the surplus of the noble Sadat's Share to its religiously prescribed area. He is to spend one-half of the blessed Imam's( `a )Share on promoting the obligatory shari'ah and exalting the word of Islam, and to deliver the remainder to this humble servant to be expended in the seminary.
" And I advise him (may God Almighty assist him and make him firm)- 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, God's pious servants and our faithful brethren."
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Dhou'l-Qa`dah al-Haram 27, 1383 AH