Nutmeg
Question
Is nutmeg haraam?
Answer
We have not researched this as to whether it is an intoxicant or not. Intoxicants are haraam.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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