One day, a $1 note and a $50 note sat together in a wallet…
$1: Hey, good to see you, where’d you go yesterday?$50: Oh, you know, the usual. I went to some club, the shopping mall, a fancy restaurant, the works. $1, you look kinda sad, what’s wrong?$1: Oh, I was just thinking about what an exciting time you had. Lucky you.$50: Hmm. Where’d you go then?$1: The usual too for me. The masajid, some charity event, an orphanage, etc.
I just had to return with a bang of a joke! Funny, eh? And therein lies a good lesson too…
O you who believe! Spend of the good things which you have (legally) earned, and of that which We have produced from the earth for you, and do not aim at that which is bad to spend from it, (though) you would not accept it save if you close your eyes and tolerate therein. And know that Allah is Rich (Free of all wants), and Worthy of all praise.[al-Qur’an 2:267]
By no means shall you attain Al-Birr, unless you spend of that which you love.[al-Qur’an 3:92]