Question
One partner in a business is the working partner. He does all the work while the other one is a sleeping partner. Is it allowed for the working partner to be paid a salary for his work? What if he is paid a salary by the mutual consent of the partners?
Answer
Partners, even the working ones, may not take a salary from a partnership business regardless of the other partner being a dormant/sleeping one. If a salary is fixed for a partner, the partnership will become invalid. Even mutual consent does not make halaal what the Shariah has decreed haraam. However, the profit ratio of the working partner may be raised. If he is receiving, 50% of the profit for example, then his share could be raised to 60% or whatever percentage is mutually agreed.
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- The Majlis Vol 22 No 03
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