He also said in another treatise...

He also said in another treatise, named ‘Qatiatul Lijaaj fi Tahqiq Hallil Kharaj’: ‘if you say: is it permissible for the one who has the power of representation during the state of occultation to take charge of this (i.e. various types of tax)? I mean: can the qualified jurist take charge of this affair? We would say: we do not know of any clear expression of this from the scholars.

However, whoever considers it permissible for the jurists to take charge of implementing legislative punishments and other tasks of the post of leadership, must also consider this permissible by precedence because this is less dangerous than that. This is especially because the ones deserving (to be paid from these taxes) are present in every age, and this is not a right that is limited to those fighting in military battles only, as will come in future discussions. If one reflectively and fairly…