Non-alcoholic (dealcoholized) wine or beer as an ingredient, made from khamr
This is wine or beer with the alcohol removed (sold as 'non-alcoholic', 'alcohol-free' or 'dealcoholized'). It is still made from an intoxicating drink (khamr). Wine becomes pure only when it turns into vinegar on its own; taking the alcohol out is a change made by people, not a natural transformation, so it does not make the drink permissible. This is different from a flavor labeled alcohol-free, which is not made from the drink at all.
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Concern
Alcohol
Intoxicants, alcohol added to food, alcohol that forms in fermented foods such as soy sauce, alcohol carriers, and alcohol that may have changed into another substance.
What clears it
Nothing can clear this, because the problem is the ingredient itself.
What our sources say
Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · A Brief Explanation of The Summary of ^Abdullah Al-Harariyy (PDF)Every drink that changes the mind, causing intoxication is a prohibited drink. Even if a person does not reach this state except after drinking a big amount of it, it is still prohibited for him to drink one sip of it. Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · A Brief Explanation of The Summary of ^Abdullah Al-Harariyy (PDF)This means: «If the drink does not intoxicate until one consumes a whole faraq of it, then drinking even a handful of it is prohibited.»; A faraq is a big container which is equal to sixteen (16) Baghdadiyy ritls (about 6 liters or 1.6 gallons) Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · A Brief Explanation of The Summary of ^Abdullah Al-Harariyy (PDF)Selling any substance that changes the mind causing intoxication and ecstasy is forbidden. The judgment applies whether it was made out of barley, grapes, dates, honey, or other materials. Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · A Brief Explanation of The Summary of ^Abdullah Al-Harariyy (PDF)It stands as a proof that selling ethyl alcohol, whether for drinking or otherwise, is forbidden. Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · متن أبي شجاع في الفقه الشافعيوإذا تخللت الخمرة بنفسها طهرت وإن خللت بطرح شيء فيها لم تطهر. Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · Drinks…The items you have enquired about are not Haram in Islam. Those who wish to drink them, are allowed to do so, likewise for those who wish to avoid them. Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Other sources: sunnah.com/muslim:1983 · quran.com/5/90
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