Surah An-Nisa 4:28

(And to show you the ways of those before you,) meaning their righteous ways and how to adhere to the commandments that He likes and is pleased with.

(and accept your repentance) from sin and error,

(and Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise.) in His commands, decrees, actions and statements. Allah's statement,

(but those who follow their lusts, wish that you (believers) should deviate tremendously away from the right path)) indicates that the followers of Shaytan among the Jews, Christians and the adulterous, wish that you would take the horrendous path of falsehood instead of the truth.

(Allah wishes to lighten (the burden) for you") His legislation, orders, what He prohibits and what He decrees for you. This is why Allah has allowed free men to marry slave girls under certain conditions, as Mujahid and others have stated.

(and man was created weak.) and this is why it is suitable in his case that the commands are made easy for him, because of his weakness and feebleness. Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Tawus said that,

(and man was created weak), "Concerning women". Waki` said, "Man's mind leaves when women are involved."

Allah menghendaki keringanan bagi kaum Muslimin, karena itu membolehkan mereka yang kurang sanggup memberi belanja kepada perempuan merdeka untuk menikahi seorang hamba sahaya. Allah memberitahukan pula bahwa manusia itu diciptakan dalam keadaan lemah, terutama dalam menghadapi godaan hawa nafsunya. Oleh karenanya hendaklah kaum Muslimin menjaga dirinya agar jangan sampai melakukan pelanggaran, seperti berzina dan lain sebagainya. Ini semua dalam rangka membentengi manusia dari pengaruh setan dan hawa nafsu yang dapat menjerumuskannya. Manusia harus menyadari kelemahan dirinya, karena itu perlu membentengi diri dengan iman yang kuat dan perlu mengetahui tuntunan Allah dan cara-cara mengatasi godaan hawa nafsunya.