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The Sultan was trying to make the best of the situation he didn't want to face. He gave Jafar a place to stay and provided work for him within the castle. That, to him, was the least he could do. Jafar, then outshined his heir, Mirza, in front of officials and almost slipped up. With this already proposing an issue, he found a twisted way to get rid of the issue at hand: to murder his son. I know it's twisted, but I assume the Sultan left Jafar's mother for a reason, whether noble or based on customs. Jafar reminded him of this past which he didn't want to be bothered with and now this problem has disturbed the stability of his court. Jafar didn't do anything wrong and is simply a victim of whatever occurred before.