Is the work of the one who formulates opinions and decisions in a project preferred over the work of the one who lays out the implementation details? And does the one who formulates opinions deserve a larger share of the profits compared to others? What are the legitimate (Shar'i) percentages for the one who formulates opinions, the one who lays out implementation details, the executor, and the financier?

Profit-sharing in partnerships (sharikat) and Mudarabah is based on the agreement of the partners, regardless of the type of effort or the amount of capital. Al-Khiraqi permitted this, while Ibn Qudamah held that it is permissible for partners to have varying shares of profit even if their capital is equal, because work entitles one to profit. Malik and Al-Shafi'i disagreed, stipulating that profit and loss must be proportional to the capital.