In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Praise is to God, for his bounties, and may God's peace be upon his Prophets especially on the last and best of them, Muhammad and his pure progeny and the remains of God- twelfth Imam- may our soul be sacrificed for his sake and in his cause. I believed in all which revealed on Prophet (may God's peace be upon him).
Then on the 7 th of Muharram al-Haram, 1403 AH coinciding with the 3 rd of Aban 1361 AHS while I am writing these few lines as my will in personal affairs:
After exhorting my heirs and close relatives to observance of piety, patience and steadfastness in all affairs; and affectionate consultation among yourselves in an appropriate and suitably deserving manner regarding the creatures of Almighty God; and disregard for the attractions of the world and focus on the Exalted God, I appoint my son Ahmad Khomeini- may the Exalted God assist him- as my heir in my personal affairs. I clarify what needs to be reminded in a few sentences as follows:
1. I personally do not have any money in any bank, institution, or company or other than these. What cash is existed in the banks or some institution and others are religious taxes, and none of my heirs is entitled to inherit any of them. Their settlement after my demise lies with His Eminence Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Haj Husayn-`Ali Muntaziri- May His blessings last- and they must be expended under his supervision for religious consumptions. If God forbid, some incidence occurs for him, the matters of the religious taxes shall lie with the leader or leaders that the Assembly of Experts appoints. «2»
2. All the household furniture that I possess in Qum and Tehran belong to the respected mother of my children. Some of them belong to her personally while that which belongs to me, I have gifted to her and are under her jurisdiction.
In this regard, there are two large carpets that are of the portion of the" sadat" and I have temporarily been given the permission to utilize them. After my demise, they must be given for utilization by the sadat. Some of the furniture is on loan about which Ahmad is aware and he must give it back to its owner. The books that I have in Qum and Tehran which are negligible in number are at the disposal of Ahmad. If he needs them, he can keep them and if his nephew Husayn «3» needs them, he should give it to him or else keep it in a public library as an endowment. I have a modest amount of cash that is not of religious payments and is separate from the religious amount and I have written that whatever amount is there belongs to me and after me, it belongs to the heirs. «4» It is possible that I own some modest landed property in Khomein, which His Eminence Hujjat al-Islam Pasandideh is aware of it. That also after me belongs to the heirs. «5»
3. The famous house that I own in Qum is my personal property that is to be inherited by my heirs after me. My will is that its interests as long as the mother of my children «6» is alive lies with her and I hope that my children and she allow me to make this will for all of us are highly indebted to this respectable lady. May God Almighty recompense and grant her in lieu.
4. As a precaution, compensate five years of daily mandatory prayers and fasting. Until now, no person owes me money nor do I owe money to anybody. Give one-sixth of my house in Qum to the mother of my children in lieu of her marriage portion.
5. I ask Ahmad- may the Almighty God grant him success- to strive in the service of the Islamic Republic. If after my death, the authorities offer him a job to serve Islam and the Muslims, which he can accomplish with merit and not for worldly status and gains, he should not refuse to serve. He should not turn his back on it because in the present situation it is the duty of all to be at the service of the Islamic Republic.
6. I ask all my children and especially Ahmad to behave in a polite manner with their mother and not refuse to serve her to the extent that they can." Paradise lies beneath the feet of the mother." «7» I ask Ahmad to conduct himself in an Islamic manner with relatives and acquaintances and not be neglectful in serving them. He should show more affection towards Huseyn, his mother and sister «8»; and in case of need and as far as possible their needs. I hope that my son Husayn does not neglect pursuing learning and self-purification and not allow the Divine talents to go waste. I ask my child Maryam- may the Almighty God grant her success- not to be neglectful of maintaining Islamic behavior and showing kindness to relatives. I hope to benefit from the amnesty and forgiveness of all the relatives, acquaintances and others. May God's peace be upon His righteous servants!
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini