In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds; may God's peace and salutation be upon Muhammad and his pure progeny, and His curse be upon all their enemies.
It is hereby confirmed that His Eminence Sayyid al-A`lam Murawwij al-Ahkam Mr. Aqa Sayyid Mahdi Tabataba'i, may his blessings last, has been granted my permission to be in charge of financial and religious law affairs which depends on the permission of a fully-qualified jurist," so that he will be in charge of the mentioned affairs while exercising caution." He is also permitted to collect religious funds such as the blessed Share of the Imam (`a), Share of the noble Sadat and other funds. Furthermore, he is permitted to spend one third of the blessed Share and all other funds in the areas as prescribed by religious laws such as for his sustenance in an economical way and he must remit one-third to this humble servant or my representative at «1» to be spent in the significant religious seminaries. He is equally authorized to give loans, «2» grant a respite if advisable, and to collect, spend and remit in the abovementioned manner.
"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 after-world affairs. I hope he will not forget me in his prayers and admonitions."
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Sha`ban al-Mu`azzam 16,1390 AH