Nutmeg
Question
Is nutmeg halal if used as a spice to enhance the flavor of the food?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Nutmeg refers to the seed or ground spice of several species of the Myristica Genus. Myristica Fragrans (fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg and mace.
It is permissible to use nutmeg as a spice to enhance the flavour of food.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Huzaifah Deedat
Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
- Answered by
- Huzaifah Deedat
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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