What is the ruling on drinking a beverage that contains a small percentage of alcohol, and does it fall under the Hadith, "Whoever drinks alcohol, his prayer will not be accepted for forty days," knowing that the percentage is small and does not lead to intoxication?

If a drink contains a proportion of alcohol that would not intoxicate, even if consumed in large quantities, then some scholars deem its consumption permissible because the alcohol is consumed within a pure liquid, though it is more cautious to avoid it. However, if a large quantity of the drink intoxicates, then it is undoubtedly forbidden, and its consumer is a wine-drinker, even if he consumes only a small amount of it.