The tawwaf guides taking a fee for guiding people in tawaf

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The tawaf guides who offer their services to guide people in tawaf, is their action permissible? And is this not considered a form of selling, since they negotiate the price?

The Shaykh:
No, there is no harm in this. They help the ignorant person who does not know the rituals of Hajj and cannot find his way to tawaf or sa'y. They help him, and there is no harm in him taking payment for this. This has existed since old times, and the scholars did not condemn it. There is no harm in it, and it is beneficial for the ignorant and those who do not know how to perform tawaf and sa'y. Yes.

The questioner:
Good.

The Shaykh:
The scholars did not prevent them; rather, they grant them licenses. That is why they test them. The administration of al-Masjid al-Haram tests them, and if they find them competent, they grant them a license. It is not possible for someone to come and guide people in tawaf without a license. No, he must have a license. Yes.