To what extent is it permissible to drink date and grape wine, and beverages made from barley, corn, and honey, if they are strong and intoxicating, provided that the drinker does not reach the point of intoxication? And do modern drinks such as light beer (5% and 8%) fall under this ruling?

That which intoxicates in large quantities is unlawful even in small quantities. This is the view of the majority of scholars. Ibn Rushd al-Hafid clarified that the Hanbalis prohibit both small and large quantities of intoxicating nabidh (fermented drinks), unlike the Iraqis. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani, who is from the Hanafis, held the view that what intoxicates in large quantities is unlawful even in small quantities, and this is the relied-upon opinion in their madhhab. Therefore, drinks that intoxicate in large quantities are not permissible to consume even in small amounts, even if those small amounts do not cause intoxication.