Taking a fee for helping to find a job

Question
I agreed with someone a year ago that if she guided me to a good job, I would give her a reward. She directed me to a failed job and I never worked there. She disappeared for a long time and now she has returned asking me where the money is. I told her I wouldn't give it to her. Is there any sin in this?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: If the condition is met, he must adhere to it, and if it is not met, as you have mentioned, it is not obligatory, and there is no sin in that. And God knows best.
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