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Is soaking dates, hibiscus, and "tabaldi" (a type of fruit) with yogurt, then squeezing and drinking the mixture after ten hours, considered mixing "khamr" (wine/intoxicant) which is prohibited? And does the same ruling apply if each plant is soaked separately? Is it permissible to eat the yogurt if it ferments and its taste changes due to yeast? And is soaking dates with yogurt a Sunnah (Prophetic tradition) or does it fall under the ruling of "khamr"?

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"Nabidh" refers to what is made from dates, raisins, honey, or other ingredients soaked in water, whether intoxicating or not. It does not include the mentioned scenario (soaking dates in milk or yogurt). Mixing dates or raisins with milk or yogurt is not considered nabidh of the two mixtures. The basic ruling is that it is permissible unless it turns intoxicating. The sign of intoxication in a juice is when it boils like a pot, froths, and throws up scum. If this effervescence occurs, it becomes forbidden.

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