What is the ruling on money and profits gained from a company in which you hold less than a 50% stake, and in which usurious loans were taken after you refused them, and you were unable to completely divest from it? Is it obligatory to give out a portion of the money from the shares sold or the profits, knowing that the loans are paid from the profits before distribution?
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You have done well in opposing the company's decision to take out an interest-bearing loan. There is no sin upon you as long as the matter was decided by the vote of the majority of shareholders; they bear the burden of that. As for the profits that come to you, there is no harm in benefiting from them, and you are not required to give out a percentage of them if the company's activity is permissible and no unlawful (haram) money has come to you. However, it is disliked to partner with someone who is not scrupulous about avoiding what is unlawful.
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