The best money is the one that lies in the pocket but its love is not there in the heart. The worst money is the one that isn’t in the pocket but its love is there in the heart. If man is a ship, then money is the water that it needs in order to move, which is possible only if the water is underneath it. The moment this water moves inside the ship, it causes the ship to sink. Hence, money is the best servant in the pocket, but the worst master in the heart.
Money doesn’t change men, it merely unmasks the fact whether it is placed in the pocket or in the heart of a man.
(Maulana Umar)