A/C I heard Nutmeg is haram and that it's illegal in S. Arabia because it can be used as intoxicant.Some based this ruling because of the hadith "what can make you intoxicated in big amount can also make intoxicated in little amount".I'm just paraphrasing the hadith & I apologies for my ignorance. if that is the case then shouldn't grapes be illegal since they can be made of kamr.Jazakumallahukair

All praise be to Allah and may His blessings and peace be on His last messenger, Muhammad, Nutmeg is forbidden in large amounts by all scholars, and that is because it only acts as a CNS suppressant if consumed in large amounts. As for small amounts, it will depend on whether you will consider it khamr, or like khamr in large mounts. The use of nutmeg would be prohibited, even in small amounts, if you consider any intoxicant khamr by the linguistic analogy - which is not validated by the majority – or by the hadeeth in which the Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) said that “every intoxicant is khamr.” However, the majority apply this to liquids that intoxicate, not solids, though there is a valid position that applies it to all. At least, no one would consider the likes of nutmeg and morphine impure to touch. Thus, they don’t necessarily take all of the rulings that pertain to khamr. Thus, the right position is the permissibility of its use in small amounts when mixed with other spices. Of note here, is that in KSA, It is permitted to import if it constitutes 20% or less of the final food product, which goes in agreement of the position chosen here above. That is the fiqhi position. However, the sincere believers are invited to practice pious caution in all affairs. Allah knows best.