His eminence Imam Khomeini, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran,
Greetings and salutations! I would like to seek your esteemed opinion regarding the sending of the hot currency out of the country in various forms such as pure gold. The relation of the sender's is known with the gold sellers in the provinces in addition to the transactions that support the dispatch of the money which in the present conditions are not to the interest of the country.
In His Most Exalted Name
Taking the above for granted it is prohibited either sending the money or cooperating in this regard or selling it to the people who send it out. It is obligatory for the Muslims to be under a binding towards the interests of Islam and Muslims. The Muslims should abstain from actions resulting in harm to the interests of the country.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini