Is It Permissible to Drink Soft Drinks?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas
Question: I heard that soft drinks like Coca cola, Sprite, Pepsi, contain alcohol. Are these soft drinks halal or not?
Answer: assalamu alaykum
The alcohol that may be present in some of the listed drinks are non-wine, negligible in their amount, and not used for purposes of intoxication. Therefore, it would be permitted to consume these drinks.
Please also see: Is It Halal to Drink Coca Cola?
Salman
Checked & Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani