Contractual terms in musharakah and mudarabah restricting the profit share of a partner or facilitating later amendments to the agreed ratio: a scrutiny

Sadique, Muhammad Abdurrahman (2013) Contractual terms in musharakah and mudarabah restricting the profit share of a partner or facilitating later amendments to the agreed ratio: a scrutiny. IIUM Law Journal, 21 (1). pp. 33-59. ISSN 0128-2530

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Abstract

Equity participation in joint ventures as envisaged in Shari‘ah consists of a business relationship based on mutual sharing of gains and liability. Such partnerships as prevalent in every sphere of commerce generally involve the possibility of unlimited gains for each partner in theory, without limitations attached to the amount of return to any single partner. A central pillar of the equity structure in Shari‘ah is the unbridled operation of the profit sharing ratio. Restriction of its application to a stipulated level of profits, thereby enabling a partner to claim unlimited profits while the profit share of the other is restricted to a maximum ceiling cannot be regarded to be consistent with the theory of equity participation. While such measures could realise some temporary benefit to Islamic banks, with continued practice, they could become deep-rooted in the concept of equity financing itself, thus making it operate subservient to debt financing norms. Islamic banks should attempt to alienate their identity from being lending institutions, a pioneer step towards which would be to implement a dynamic profit and loss sharing mechanism.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5640/32538
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG1501 Banking H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance. K Law > KBP Islamic Law > KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh > KBP490 Furūʻ al-fiqh. Substantive law. Branches of law. > KBP639 Muʻāmalāt
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws > Department of Islamic Law
Depositing User:	Dr Muhammad Abdurrahman Sadique
Date Deposited:	07 Nov 2013 14:16
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2013 14:16
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/32538

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