Falsifying or imitating the words and actions of Salaf Saleh and its role in the formation of similar stories in some positions of elders of the Tariqat

A maqamah is a book that is written in the description of the status, expression of the sayings and mention of the virtues of one of the elders of the tariqat. Asrar al-Tawheed in the maqamas of Sheikh Abi Said is one of the most famous of these maqamas. In this book, in addition to the mention of Abu Sa'id's condition, there are several anecdotes about some of Bus Sa'id's deeds and words, which in their content and theme show many similarities with the behavior and words of Salaf Saleh. Due to the many similarities between these narrations, some researchers have come to the belief that this type of anecdotes should be considered as falsification and imitation of the disciples in favor of their elders. In order to reveal the validity of this belief, it is necessary to conduct an independent research on the stories that can be found similar to those of the predecessors. The results of this research confirm that the formation of the aforementioned similarities cannot be considered as a conclusive proof of forgery and attribution. The imagined and orderly reason for the formation of these examples was related to the conscious setting of the best sayings and imitating the most favorable circumstances to benefit from the highest morals.