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Do I have a right to a share from the sale of the shop, given that my work involved maintaining and selling devices and video game tapes, and the agreement was that the capital came from my partner and the work from me, with profits divided equally after paying the rent and acquiring new goods, and usually there was nothing left to divide?

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The aforementioned company operates on a Mudarabah (profit-sharing) basis. The worker is entitled to the agreed-upon percentage of the profit. Profit is determined by liquidating the capital (i.e., converting it into cash or assessing its cash value) after deducting expenses. The profit is not distributed as long as the Mudarabah contract is ongoing.

If you purchase new merchandise with the profit, the worker's right to the profit from the old merchandise is not forfeited. If a loss occurs in the new merchandise, it is offset by the profit.

The principal capital must be recovered before the Mudarib (the working partner) can claim any profit. If there is both a loss and a profit, the loss is offset by the profit, because profit is what exceeds the principal capital.

Accordingly, the remaining capital from the Mudarabah is now calculated. Everything that exceeds the original principal capital after deducting expenses is considered profit and is divided between the two partners. If there is remaining merchandise in the store, it should be liquidated, and the worker is also entitled to half of its value.

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