What is the Sharia ruling regarding the fatwa issued by the British Islamic Council that permitted the consumption of "Lucozade" and "Ribena" drinks, despite their containing a small percentage of alcohol and animal components derived from pigs, based on previous fatwas that permitted the consumption of non-halal in certain instances?
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If alcohol or pork is added to a drink in their natural state, the drink is considered impure (najis) and forbidden to consume, even if the quantity is small. This is based on the statement of Khalil al-Maliki: "A large quantity of liquid food becomes impure by a small quantity of impurity." However, if they are added after being processed and transformed into another substance, they become pure and permissible to use. What companies write on their products should be acted upon if they are trustworthy.
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