Ruling on taking money for intercession in benefits

The questioner says: I brought some people to work in one of the Gulf states and took some money from them with their consent. Is it permissible for me to do so? If not, what should I do?
The answer: If you agreed with them on a known amount of money from their country to facilitate their travel to the Gulf and to cover what is obligatory, such as the cost of tickets and other expenses, there is no harm in that. This is because you paid money on their behalf to get them to one of the Gulf states due to your service to them and your effort in bringing them to the Gulf states so they could work there. However, if the money you took was for interceding on their behalf to get them jobs with so-and-so or so-and-so, and their expenses were on their own account, but they gave you money specifically for the intercession with so-and-so or so-and-so so that they would be employed, then you should not take the money. The hadith states: So do not take money for your intercession. But if you served them in some way, and they gave you money for that service—such as obtaining their passports, working hard on their residency, or performing tasks that you completed for them—and they gave you money solely for your service, then there is no harm. We do not know of any harm in that in exchange for the service you provided to them. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.