[Pooya/Ali Commentary 24:48] Refer to the commentary of Nisa: 60 to 65. The hypocrites wanted to go to the judge who they thought was likely to give judgement in their favour. If their case was incontestable, and justice was on their side, they readily came to the Holy Prophet, knowing that he was just and would judge in their favour, even against his own people. But if they had done wrong, they would go to some one who would tip the balance in their favour. The real fact is that their guilty conscience forewarned them not to go before a just judge. Imam Jafar bin Muhammad as Sadiq said: "These three verses were revealed about a dispute that emerged between Ali and Uthman. Ali agreed to abide by the Holy Prophet's decision. Abdur Rahman bin Awf advised Uthman not to appoint the Holy Prophet as the judge because he would decide the issue in Ali's favour. He suggested the name of Ibn Shayba who was a Jew. Uthman then refused to go to any one save Shayba. Shayba told Uthman: 'What! Do you doubt the integrity of the Holy Prophet who, as you Muslims say, says and does only that which Allah commands him to do. Your refusal to go to him amounts to blasphemy."