> Susan, please could you explain if the use of hikmat allows to
> lie in some instances? (I'm not talking about confessions)
Dear Hasan,
I know that Baha'is *did* use it as an excuse to lie on occasion.
Whether that was right, I'm not prepared to say. The only instance I
know of where Abdu'l-Baha Himself stated that a lie was justifiable
was if a doctor lied to raise the spirit of their patient. But if a
bunch of armed gunmen came to your house demanding to know where you
your daughters were, I think you would be justified in telling a lie.
When the welfare and lives of human beings are at stake, I think lies
are justified in most cases. There are other cases where we sacrifice
our very lives for the truth.
Still, I don't think it would be accurate to say that a Baha'i cannot
always tell the truth. For most of us choices like the above never
come up.
warmest, Susan
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