Why is yeast in bread considered permissible, while if a small amount of it intoxicates when dissolved in water and drunk, it becomes impermissible, especially given the meaning of the Hadith: "Whatever intoxicates in large quantities, a small quantity of it is [also] forbidden"?
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The yeast used for making bread is permissible (halal), because it does not intoxicate nor does it contain alcohol. However, if some of it is dissolved, ferments, and becomes intoxicating, then it becomes forbidden (haram).
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