Answer
(Fatwa: 999/853=B/1429)
In above-mentioned case, investing is allowed with three conditions: (1) The real business of company should be Halal. (2) The benefit should not be fixed in any particular way between company and the investor, but the distribution of benefit between them should be according to percentage. (3) And in the time of loss both the parties should bear the loss as per their capital amount:
وفي الهداية : و من شرطها أن يكون الربح بينهما مشاعاً لا يستحق أحدهما دراهم مسماة من الربح لأن شرط ذالك يقطع الشركة . هداية، ج:3/ص:258
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband