In Section 15 of Attar's Mosibat Nameh, the tale of the mufti waiting at the sultan's door serves as an allegory criticizing religious scholars who associate too closely with worldly power. The pious man's rebuke highlights the hypocrisy of a religious jurist who seeks worldly favor in the courts of earthly rulers, emphasizing that such environments are fundamentally incompatible with spiritual authority and religious edicts.