Quran Universe
7:113

وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

Wajaa alssaharatu firAAawna qaloo inna lana laajran in kunna nahnu alghalibeena

And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."

Word by word
  1. وَجَآءَSo came
  2. ٱلسَّحَرَةُthe magicians
  3. فِرۡعَوۡنَ(to) Firaun
  4. قَالُوٓاْThey said
  5. إِنَّIndeed
  6. لَنَاfor us
  7. لَأَجۡرًاsurely (will be) a reward
  8. إِنif
  9. كُنَّاwe are
  10. نَحۡنُ[we]
  11. ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَthe victors
Al-A'raf · 7:113Makkah

The first thing the magicians asked about was pay.

Working for whoever pays, before the truth showed

The negotiation
the magiciansarrive at the palace
ask
a reward?if we are the winners
What drove them
the feewin and get paid
the question not askedis this right?

The sorcerers came to Fir'awn, and before anything else they asked about their reward if they won. Ibn Kathir says Fir'awn promised them tremendous provisions and made them hope for what they wished for. Their skill was for hire.

A client offers you a big bonus to write reviews for a product you have never used. The first question in your head is: how much? The question about right and wrong comes second, if at all.

If the pay is good, the job is fine.

The first question about any work should be whether it is right, not what it pays.

Try this

Look at one task you do for money. Ask once, plainly: would I do this if it were seen by Allah? Then decide.

Simplified reflection. Read the tafsir for scholarship.draft
Tafsir Ibn Kathir

And so the sorcerers came to Fir'awn. They said: "Indeed there will be a (good) reward for us if we are the victors. (113)He said: "Yes, and moreover you will (in that case) be of the nearest (to me). (114)

The Magicians convene and change Their Ropes into Snakes before Musa

Allah describes the conversation that took place between Fir'awn and the magicians he collected to defeat Musa, peace be upon him. Fir'awn told them that he will reward them and give them tremendous provisions. He made them hope in acquiring what they wished for and to make them among his private audience and best associates. When they were assured of the cursed Fir'awn's promises,