Stingy people

Abu Othman Amr bin Bahr Al-Jahiz wrote down in his book "Al-Bakhla''a" some images of miserliness among those he met and got to know in his own environment, especially in the town of Marv, the capital of Khorasan. He depicted the miserly people in a realistic, humorous and psychological way... He exposed their hidden secrets and life in their homes and informed the readers of various Their convers...