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Fiqh
Is nutmeg haram in the Hanafi madhab?
So, inshallah, it is permissible in small amounts, the amounts that are used normally for cooking in the Hanafi madhab. However, there is a second view, which is actually the majority view, which says that it is not permissible. Why? Because in large amounts, raw nutmeg can have psychoactive effects, and it can affect one's mental state. So, because of that, they say that if that's the case in large amounts, then small amounts will also be the same. In the Hanafi madhab, they say, no, small amounts, because it's not intoxicating, it would be fine. So, as long as it's used in the small amounts that you naturally would use for cooking, inshallah, it's permissible. But just bear in mind that there are two views on this issue.