throwing money on Nat khwans

[nizamuddin]

With the Meelad un Nabi season nearly on us, we shall see plenty of Nat e rasul being sung in praise of Rasul-e-Karim Salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam, but what does everyone think of throwing money (with faces of kaffirs on the bills) on the reciters when they really praise our beloved Prophet Salla Allahu alaihi wa Sallam ?

[Sajid Karim]

nizamuddin said:

With the Meelad un Nabi season nearly on us, we shall see plenty of Nat e rasul being sung in praise of Rasul-e-Karim Salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam, but what does everyone think of throwing money (with faces of kaffirs on the bills) on the reciters when they really praise our beloved Prophet Salla Allahu alaihi wa Sallam ?

Good point, but all paper money has faces of its leaders and monarchs etc. Living on a foreign land what did you expect, or are you against the throwing of money ?

[jenny]

Why do you have to throw it then!
Just give it respectively in the palm of an hand or in a sealed envelope!

[Akhtar Hussain]

jenny said:

Why do you have to throw it then!
Just give it respectively in the palm of an hand or in a sealed envelope!

I think you are missing the point Sister, .... have you thought about WHY money is thrown/given to these Naat Khawans. Whom they are praising ?

When one hears such beautiful words and poetry sung in praise of Nabi Sarkar-e-do Alam (Salla Allahu tala alaihi wa Sallam) right in front of your eyes in Allah Almightys house you cannot but throw money at the Naat Khawani.

Throwing money could seem like showering the Rawza Mubarak of the Beloved Prophet (Salla Allahu tala alaihi wa Sallam) because the listener is in ecstacy. This is purely because of the lyrics being sung and not necessarily the reciter of the NAAT. Although nowadays we are indeed blessed with outstanding Naat Khawanis like Owais Qadri, Sayed Fasihuddin Soharwardi, Shabaz Qamer Fareedi etc.

You can only experience this as like an adrenalin rush at Milad Naat Mehfils or other Islamic functions. Its a shame because its not quite the same listening at home on the radio.

[Tasleem]

Akhtar said:

When one hears such beautiful words and poetry sung in praise of Nabi Sarkar-e-do Alam (Salla Allahu tala alaihi wa Sallam) right in front of your eyes in Allah Almightys house you cannot but throw money at the Naat Khawani.

Throwing money could seem like showering the Rawza Mubarak of the Beloved Prophet (Salla Allahu tala alaihi wa Sallam) because the listener is in ecstacy. This is purely because of the lyrics being sung and not necessarily the reciter of the NAAT.

You can only experience this as like an adrenalin rush at Milad Naat Mehfils or other Islamic functions. Its a shame because its not quite the same listening at home on the radio.

Interesting thread and some good points made by Br. Akhtar Hussain.

From what I have seen of Naat mehfils on video and through TV screens during Naat mehfils and Jalsas, people rarely throw money on the Naat khwaan. Listeners tend to greet and hand money to one of the Sayed Saabs present, such as Shaykh al-Islam, or Sayed Mufti Sahib when they feel elated upon hearing praises of our most Beloved Salla Allahu ta'ala alayhi wa Sallam. This is later passed on to the Naat khwan.

Anyways, us women cannot show our appreciation and elation upon hearing such beautiful words by giving money to the reciter so we simply say "SUBHANALLAH!"

[Walid]

Tasleem said:

Interesting thread and some good points made by Br. Akhtar Hussain.

From what I have seen of Naat mehfils on video and through TV screens during Naat mehfils and Jalsas, people rarely throw money on the Naat khwaan. Listeners tend to greet and hand money to one of the Sayed Saabs present, such as Shaykh al-Islam, or Sayed Mufti Sahib when they feel elated upon hearing praises of our most Beloved Salla Allahu ta'ala alayhi wa Sallam. This is later passed on to the Naat khwan.

You obviously have a limited Na'at video library because the throwing of money is an old tradition but dont ask me when or who started it. And also being a female you obviously are not allowed or got to these mehfils otherwise you would see it happening all too often. I recall many occasions when people have thrown money on Hashmi Mian and even on Shaykh al Islam during such mehfils as respect and appreciation of their piety, Islamic standing and vast ocean of knowledge.

One famous incident i recall was when this elderly gentleman threw money from the balcony directly onto the Na'at Khawan below for his verses of poetry about Shaykh al Islam, this was in Dewsbury Town Hall if i can remember. I recommend you get the video.

[Musa Kareem]

Walid said:

You obviously have a limited Na'at video library because the throwing of money is an old tradition but dont ask me when or who started it. And also being a female you obviously are not allowed or got to these mehfils otherwise you would see it happening all too often. I recall many occasions when people have thrown money on Hashmi Mian and even on Shaykh al Islam during such mehfils as respect and appreciation of their piety, Islamic standing and vast ocean of knowledge.

One famous incident i recall was when this elderly gentleman threw money from the balcony directly onto the Na'at Khawan below for his verses of poetry about Shaykh al Islam, this was in Dewsbury Town Hall if i can remember. I recommend you get the video.

asalam alaikum,

Personally this is not a desirable thing to see in our Mosques, because at the end of the day our Masjids are for ibadaat and for prayer to Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala). Praying Naat sharif is obviously commendable but this display of throwing money AT the Naat khwan is disappropiate to our prayer hall. Like the sister (Jenny) has said in her post, why cant we show a bit more adaab and hand over the money at the end of the mehfils.

And before anyone has ago at me, yes i have given money to Naat khwans in the past and will do so in future but only directly in their hand or through the hand of the respected Ulema.

[Salman]

musakarim said:

asalam alaikum,

Personally this is not a desirable thing to see in our Mosques, because at the end of the day our Masjids are for ibadaat and for prayer to Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala). Praying Naat sharif is obviously commendable but this display of throwing money AT the Naat khwan is disappropiate to our prayer hall. Like the sister (Jenny) has said in her post, why cant we show a bit more adaab and hand over the money at the end of the mehfils.

And before anyone has ago at me, yes i have given money to Naat khwans in the past and will do so in future but only directly in their hand or through the hand of the respected Ulema.

Salam,

Like my dear brother Akhtar has already explained in his post, all money is thrown for a reason. It isnt to show arrogance, upset individuals or to show contempt of the Masjid. It is for the simple reason of showing unconditional love for our Nabi (Salla Allaho ta'ala alayhi wa sallam). If the naat being sung has such words which simply fill your heart with Ishq, you cannot contain yourself but reward the person immediately who is singing the naat. Why wait till the end when you can reward the naat khawan immediately besides what difference does it make if money is thrown or placed in his hand.

I feel i dont have to justify my or others praiseworthy actions to anyone here as this action has never been condemned by any Ulema of the Ahl us Sunnah wal Jammat, if anything i have seen many Ulama endorsing and doing likewise.

[Javed]

musakarim said:

asalam alaikum,

Personally this is not a desirable thing to see in our Mosques, because at the end of the day our Masjids are for ibadaat and for prayer to Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala). Praying Naat sharif is obviously commendable but this display of throwing money AT the Naat khwan is disappropiate to our prayer hall. Like the sister (Jenny) has said in her post, why cant we show a bit more adaab and hand over the money at the end of the mehfils.

And before anyone has ago at me, yes i have given money to Naat khwans in the past and will do so in future but only directly in their hand or through the hand of the respected Ulema.

I think you are to quick to judge, just because you are not comfortable with something doesnt mean its wrong.

[Tasleem]

Walid said:

You obviously have a limited Na'at video library because the throwing of money is an old tradition but dont ask me when or who started it. And also being a female you obviously are not allowed or got to these mehfils otherwise you would see it happening all too often. I recall many occasions when people have thrown money on Hashmi Mian and even on Shaykh al Islam during such mehfils as respect and appreciation of their piety, Islamic standing and vast ocean of knowledge.

Exactly - its an old tradition, thats why I thought it was not practiced much nowadays.

As for my Naat video library....well, my parents library is rather extensive, but to be honest, I have only watched a selective few - I have my favourites!

[Jamil]

jvd said:

I think you are to quick to judge, just because you are not comfortable with something doesnt mean its wrong.

Assalam alaikum

I must admit i too find it uncomfortable when certain people every year seem to go over the top in throwing their money as if it is some kind of public display to others. I am not against throwing of money but the excessiveness of it by individuals for personal gratification.

The other point re; Naat khawns is that some seem to show very little or no emotion when praying Naats and i wonder why are they there in the first place. They dont need to have good voices just some more effort to show their love to be able to perform on a stage.

[Javed]

Jamil said:

Assalam alaikum

I must admit i too find it uncomfortable when certain people every year seem to go over the top in throwing their money as if it is some kind of public display to others. I am not against throwing of money but the excessiveness of it by individuals for personal gratification.

The other point re; Naat khawns is that some seem to show very little or no emotion when praying Naats and i wonder why are they there in the first place. They dont need to have good voices just some more effort to show their love to be able to perform on a stage.

Salam,

I know what you mean, we are at an age where possible one or two people maybe have jumped on the bandwagon sadly and seen an opportunity to make money from praying nats.

There does seem to be increasing amount of naat khwans from Pakistan every year, but it would be wrong for me to say they are here for the wrong reason ?

[Qadiri Ashrafi]

jvd said:

I think you are to quick to judge, just because you are not comfortable with something doesnt mean its wrong.

The throwing of money on Naat khawans can be seen as virtuos, providing the donating person is truly giving from the bottom of his heart. Who and how are we to judge on something we have no knowledge of.

Whether the person is rich or poor the fact remains that he is donating money only because he loves the praise being recited bt the Naat khawan. How can we ever contest this ?

[simnani]

prestonashrafi said:

The throwing of money on Naat khawans can be seen as virtuos, providing the donating person is truly giving from the bottom of his heart. Who and how are we to judge on something we have no knowledge of.

Whether the person is rich or poor the fact remains that he is donating money only because he loves the praise being recited bt the Naat khawan. How can we ever contest this ?

Asalamo alaikum,


Good point, although one could say that the practise of throwing money etc may only have come across many peoples attention for several reasons.

Firstly its almost customary in Pakistan, and as such its main occurence will be in Pakistani Mosques in the U.K. This will seem naturally differrent if one doesnt frequent one. Secondly, with the wide use of video recording these events are more widely broadcast and easily available, so coming to our attention. And finally theres more spare money in everyones pockets than say 10, 20 years ago so more people are able to 'throw' money.

Whatever the background or reason its fantastic that we can hear these beautiful recited NAATS for free so why not reward the Naat khawan for his efforts, time and devotion, it is forever optional.

All Praise be to Allah Almighty - Exalted is He, and peace and blessings on His Beloved Messenger Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa Salla Allahu alayhi wa Sallam and His blessed Family.

[zayn11]

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