In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
To the Great Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini- may his blessings last;
While extending greetings and salutations and praying for your long blessed life and good health under the special favors of the Savior (may the souls of all be sacrificed for him), this is to note that:
In relation to the edict issued by Your Eminence stating that the government, in exchange of using the government and public facilities and services, may set mandatory requirements, «1» many individuals have argued that, by invoking this authority, the government may set any social, economic, labor, family, commercial, urban-related, agricultural and other order as replacement of the pure and simple orders of Islam. It may also use as instrument of general and overall political acts the services and facilities which have been exclusively owned by the government and will render the people helpless or somehow helpless in utilizing them, and prohibit or oblige the actions and prohibitions in the religious discussion. It is evident that in case of the facilities which are not monopolized by the government, where the government is just like a common party, where it does not intend to regulate the general issues or where it is only concerned with using a services, setting this requirement is legitimate and indisputable. On public and service affairs, however, which are exclusive for the government as the requirement in setting various systems which can be included in relation to all cases, strata, groups, and individuals, it has become a matter of concern that the systems of Islam on farm leasing, renting, trade, family, and other relations would be gradually undermined in practice and be on the verge of being changed and distorted, and these individuals who want to set every kind of social and economic systems would cite this edict as their main thrust; according to them the door to introduce any system has been opened. It is evident that as in all cases Your Eminence's blessed opinion has been a catalyst of general solutions, in this case also it will be free from error.
Lutfullah Safi
Secretary, Guardianship Council]
In His Most Exalted Name
In all cases in which the people are benefiting from the government services and facilities, the government can collect an amount for utilizing them with the Islamic requirements and even without any requirement. This is true in all cases under the government control and it is not limited to the cases that have been mentioned in the letter of the minister of labor. In fact, booty, whose affair during the time of the Islamic government is with the government, can be implemented with or without obligatory requirement.
The honorable gentlemen should not believe in the rumors spread by the undisciplined opportunists or opponents of the Islamic Republic system as rumors are possible in every affair. May God's peace and mercy be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini