The driver taking the fare before delivering the passenger

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on what many drivers who work transporting passengers on long routes do, where they ask the passenger for the fare before delivering him to the town he wants? So he takes the fare before doing his work, even though he may encounter obstacles. What is the ruling on their action?

Answer:
It depends on the condition. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So if the fare is conditioned to be paid in advance, the fare for the house, the fare for the car, the fare for the shop, paid in advance, there is no harm in that. Yes. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.