in it, or two blacksmiths may partner in a blacksmith’s workshop, or two mechanics in a mechanics’ workshop, and so on.

This is a partnership in skilled labor. The materials do not belong to them, but to others; however, they manufacture them and turn them into a particular product, repair them, or do something similar.

Another example is a partnership of brokers: in a given market there may be brokers known for their expertise, and these brokers may form a partnership in brokerage; there is nothing wrong with this. For example, one of them sells clothing, the second sells utensils, the third sells furnishings, and the fourth sells other merchandise. This is called a brokers’ partnership because they share in physical labor. They have no capital, and the goods do not belong to them either; rather, they belong to others, and the brokers receive a fee for acting as intermediaries.

In summary, a labor partnership is a partnership in work, and it has various forms.

His statement, “If one of them falls ill, the earnings are shared between them,” means that they are shared according to their stipulated terms—whether one half, one quarter, or one third, as they have agreed—even though the ill partner did not work. This is because he ceased working due to an excuse. But in this case, does his partner have the right to dissolve the partnership?

The answer is: yes, he does. He may dissolve the partnership, or demand that his partner provide someone to take his place. He may say to him, “You have now ceased working, so send someone in your place.” Suppose that they are two carpenters, and one of them falls ill and does not come to work. His partner may say to him, “Bring me a substitute—someone to do the work,” because this is a labor partnership, and both partners must participate in the work.

His statement, “If one of them falls ill, the earnings are shared between them”—but if he ceases working