Is the investor required to sell his apartment to return the investor's money if the stagnant land cannot be sold? And what is his religious duty?
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Scholars differ regarding companies (partnerships): some consider them permissible, allowing each party to dissolve them at will. Others—including the Malikis and those who agree with them, which is the relied-upon opinion for us—hold that they are binding until the funds mature, meaning until the money becomes manifest after goods are sold and their prices collected. Accordingly, the worker is not obliged to respond to the employer's request for an immediate division, and the matter can be referred to the judiciary in case of a dispute.
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