A Wage for Work Paid to a Trading Partner

Question

Four men jointly set up a shop. One or two of them work in this shop and draw a salary. Is it permissible for these people to take a salary or not?

Answer

Since they are partners, taking a wage for the work of the partnership (shirka) is not correct: this would become an “ijara nafʿa” (?). However, if all the partners together fix for them a somewhat larger share of the profit on account of their work, that is correct: [ar]وتصح شركة العنان مع التفاضل في المال دون الربح وعكسه، وهذا مقيد بأن يشترط الأكثر للعامل منهما أو لأكثرهما…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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