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Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and the blessings of Allah.

We praise Allah, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, we thank Him upon all conditions.

We send blessings and salutations upon Muhammad, Salallahu alayhi wa sallam,

his entire household, all his companions without exception.

We ask Allah, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala to bless them all and to bless every single one of us

and to grant us every form of goodness.

May Allah, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala accept this event from us.

May Allah, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala grant us a meaningful change that will be positive

and that will result in our entry into Jannah.

My brothers and sisters, it is an honor to be the opening speaker

at this beautiful Straight Path Convention here in Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.

At the same time, I'd like to take you back to the previous conventions of the Straight Path

where we discussed various matters.

We discussed paradise and I recall very clearly that every single one of us

was given such a vivid description that we all felt and we still feel

that we would like to be part of those who earn paradise through the mercy of Allah, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala.

Now you and I know that on this path of goodness there will be obstacles

and this is why the choice was made to speak on the obstacles

because we don't want to be on the path and suddenly find ourselves not getting to the destination.

And this is why when we speak about the obstacles, it's important for us to know

that as human beings, every one of us will come across these obstacles.

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