Intoxicating substances
General information in relation to prohibited substances[edit]
"It is inadmissible that man, who hath been endowed with reason, should consume that which stealeth it away. Nay, rather it behoveth him to comport himself in a manner worthy of the human station, and not in accordance with the misdeeds of every heedless and wavering soul."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, par. 119)
"Gambling and the use of opium have been forbidden unto you. Eschew them both, O people, and be not of those who transgress. Beware of using any substance that induceth sluggishness and torpor in the human temple and inflicteth harm upon the body. We, verily, desire for you naught save what shall profit you, and to this bear witness all created things, had ye but ears to hear."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, par. 155)
Not prevented from taking certain classes of drugs when prescribed by qualified physicians as part of a medical treatment[edit]
"It should be noted that the above prohibition against taking certain classes of drugs does not forbid their use when prescribed by qualified physicians as part of a medical treatment."
- (Notes to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, par. 170)
