How much are you going to pay me? | Something that hinders the spread of the Deen

Ibn Baṭṭah raḥimahullāh stated [Al-Ibānah]: ومن البدع: أخذ الأجرة على الأذان، والإمامة، وتعليم القرآن، وتغسيل الموتى. “And from the innovation is: Taking wages (1) (or payment) for: Calling the adhān, being the imām (i.e. leading people in prayer), teaching the Qur’ān and washing the dead.” ____ (1) I heard Sheikh Yahya ibn ’Ali Al-Hajoori hafidhahullah stating: that is if one stipulates payment, but if they are given a wage as a token of appreciation without stipulating it, then there's nothing wrong with that.