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 conversations, revealing their psyches, their anxious or reassuring looks, and their psychological whims in all their various situations.
The book is characterized by lightheartedness and a sense of humor. Al-Jahiz did not, in his book, offend them or hurt their feelings. Rather, he simplified their behavior and presented the method of their economy, their fight against extravagance, and their use of money. There is no doubt that some of the characters in the book are figments of the author's imagination and do not exist in reality.
The book is considered a social, educational, psychological, and economic study of this type of people. It includes many notable, famous, and unknown names, as well as the names of countries and places, the characteristics of their people, and many rare and useful verses of poetry related to their subject, hadiths, and antiquities. The book is a literary, social, geographical, and historical encyclopedia.