Is the prohibition and punishment applicable to all intoxicants?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Beverages (Intoxicants)
Primary text
The prohibition and the ruling of eighty lashes apply to grape juice once it ferments, becomes strong, and its foam appears (i.e., becomes khamr). All other intoxicating drinks are also prohibited, though there is differing opinion regarding them. The prevailing view, supported by Omar, Ali, Ibn Mas'ud, Ibn Umar, Abu Hurayrah, Aisha, Malik, Shafi'i, and others, is that every intoxicant is khamr and shares its ruling, based on the Prophet's saying: "Every intoxicant is khamr, and every khamr is haram," and "That of which a large amount intoxicates, its small amount is haram."
Supporting text
Abu Hanifah held that grape juice cooked until two-thirds evaporated, as well as infusions of dates, raisins, wheat, and barley (whether infused or cooked), are permissible unless they reach the level of intoxication. However, he considers grape juice that ferments and foams, or juice cooked until less than two-thirds evaporates, and date/raisin infusions that ferment without cooking, to be prohibited in any quantity.