The tawwaf guides taking a fee for guiding people in tawaf

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The tawwafin who offer themselves to guide people in tawaf, is their action permissible? And is it not considered a sale, since they negotiate the price?

Answer:
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 that, nor is there any objection to him taking a fee for it. This has existed for a long time, and the scholars have not prohibited it. There is no objection to it, and it is beneficial for the ignorant and those who do not know how to perform tawaf and sa'y. Yes, this is a confirmation from the people of knowledge that they did not prevent them; rather, they grant them a license for this. They test them. They test them for the leadership of al-Masjid al-Haram. If they find that they have the competence, they grant them a license. It is not that anyone can come and perform tawaf; no, he must have a license. Yes.