Questioner: What about nutmeg, Shaykh?

Shaykh Albāni: What I know is that nutmeg is a sedative—large amounts of it have a sedative effect, not an intoxicating one. But if it's proven through chemical analysis that it does cause intoxication, then it would have the same ruling as alcohol (spirits). Questioner: They say gasoline is also intoxicating... Shaykh: That's just what people from your country say... Questioner: Is using a sedative forbidden? Shaykh: If the sedative is harmful, then yes, it's forbidden. Questioner: But alcohol (spirit) is necessary. Shaykh: You’re going back to your old ways... Questioner: I mean, for example, medical alcohol used to disinfect before injections—is that allowed? Shaykh: There are other disinfectants besides alcohol.