Al-Ma'idah 5:43 delivers a powerful rhetorical question exposing religious hypocrisy: 'But how do they come to you for judgement while they have the Torah, in which is the judgement of Allah? Then they turn away after that, and those are not believers' (wa-kayfa yuḥakkimūnaka wa-'indahumu t-tawrātu fīhā ḥukmu llāhi). According to authentic Islamic scholarship, this verse was revealed about Jewish officials who possessed the Torah containing Allah's clear judgment on adultery (stoning), yet approached Prophet Muhammad hoping for a more lenient verdict. When the Prophet ruled according to the Torah's original ruling, they rejected it, demonstrating their lack of genuine faith. The verse establishes a fundamental principle: true believers accept divine guidance regardless of its source, while hypocrites seek rulings that match their desires. The phrase 'wa-mā ulā'ika bil-mu'minīn' (those are not believers) indicates that sincere faith requires consistent acceptance of Allah's judgment, whether found in Torah, Gospel, or Quran. Classical tafsir explains that all divine scriptures contain the same essential guidance from Allah, and rejecting one while claiming to follow another reveals insincerity. This verse exposes the contradiction of having access to divine guidance yet turning away from it when it conflicts with personal preferences, establishing that true faith means submitting to Allah's judgment completely, not selectively.