Is it permissible to pay a fee to listen to the lecture of a scholar?

Answer

The 'scholars' who charge fees for their talks are moron scholars for dollars. They are vile mercenaries, members of the Ulama Soo' fraternity. They barter the Deen for the carrion of the world. It is haraam to charge fees for hosting Islamic talks. These people are indeed vile in the extreme. They nourish their bodies with haraam. It is not permissible to attend the lectures of these parasites.