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Tu'ma b. Ubayriq stole a coat of mail and hid it with a Jew. When it was discovered with the latter, Tu'ma accused him of having stolen it, and swore by Allahu ta’ālā that he [Tu'ma] had not stolen it, and his clan asked the Prophet "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam" to advocate on his behalf and absolve him, whereupon the following was revealed: Surely We have revealed to you the Book, the Qur'ān, with the truth (bi'l-haqq is semantically connected to anzalnā, 'We have revealed') so that you may judge between people by that which Allahu ta’ālā has shown you, what Allahu ta’ālā has taught you. And do not be a disputant for traitors, like Tu'ma, disputing on their behalf.