He—may Allah Most High have mercy on him—was also asked:

“Is it permissible to drink a small quantity of something other than grape wine that intoxicates in large quantities, such as sarmā’, qumaz, and mizr? Or is only the final cup forbidden?”

He replied:

All praise is due to Allah. It is established in the two Sahīh collections that Abū Mūsā said:

“I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, give us a ruling concerning two drinks we used to make in Yemen: bit‘, which is honey steeped until it becomes strong, and mizr, which is made from sorghum steeped until it becomes strong.’” He said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had been granted the ability to express comprehensive meanings in few words. He replied, ‘Every intoxicant is forbidden.’”

‘Ā’ishah said:

“I asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, about bit‘, a drink made by steeping honey, which the people of Yemen used to drink. He replied, ‘Every drink that intoxicates is forbidden.’”

In Sahīh Muslim, Jābir reported:

“A man from Yemen asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and grant him peace, about a drink made from sorghum that they drank in their land, called mizr. He asked, ‘Does it intoxicate?’

“The man replied, ‘Yes.’

“He said, ‘Every intoxicant is forbidden. Allah has pledged that whoever drinks an intoxicant, He will give him tīnat al-khabāl to drink.’

“They asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, what is tīnat al-khabāl?’

“He replied, ‘The sweat of the inhabitants of the Fire—or the fluid that oozes from the inhabitants of the Fire.’”