The questioner asked: What is the ruling on using the substance nutmeg in food as I have heard some making it harām as there is something from intoxication within it? Shaykh Abdullah Al Bukhari mentioned: The origin of this substance is that it is from that which is consumed or eaten. Its used and found with herbalists and perfumers. The origin of its ruling is that it is permissible and not prohibited. The fact that some use it for intoxication or something from the likes o