Is it permissible to consume date juice or palm sap before it ferments, knowing that it is rich in protein and almost devoid of alcohol?
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The jurists have agreed that drinking date wine (nabidh), fresh dates (rutab), and raisins is permissible as long as it does not intoxicate. It only becomes forbidden if it intensifies and turns into Khamr (wine). As for grape juice and similar beverages, they are not forbidden unless they ferment and foam appears, or if three days have passed, according to the well-known opinion of the madhhab, because it usually ferments during this period. As for a small alcohol content in a drink, it is not considered unless it causes intoxication. Every drink that intoxicates its drinker is forbidden Khamr.
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