The ruling on the condition of recovering the capital in a profit-sharing partnership
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The questioner:
This questioner says: I entered into a profit-sharing partnership with a person, with my money and his labor. Yes.
The Shaykh:
The money is yours and the labor is his; there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
The questioner:
And I stipulated that I would recover my capital after the business becomes stable. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
No, the capital is not returned. The profit is returned—the profit that you obtain. As for the capital, if it is lost, it is not returned and he is not liable for it if it is lost. But if it remains and is present, it is returned to you along with its profit. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: I entered into a profit-sharing partnership with a person, with my money and his labor. Yes.
The Shaykh:
The money is yours and the labor is his; there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
The questioner:
And I stipulated that I would recover my capital after the business becomes stable. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
No, the capital is not returned. The profit is returned—the profit that you obtain. As for the capital, if it is lost, it is not returned and he is not liable for it if it is lost. But if it remains and is present, it is returned to you along with its profit. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 26-06-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:11:09)
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