Ruling on preparing wine in the college of pharmacy and tasting it

It is haraam to consume, carry, sell or buy alcohol, and ten
types of people are cursed with regard to it, as it says in the hadeeth
narrated by at-Tirmidhi (1295) and Abu Dawood (3674) from Anas ibn Maalik
(may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed ten with regard to wine: the one
who squeezes (the grapes etc), the one who asks for it to be squeezed, the
one who drinks it, the one who carries it, the one to whom it is carried,
the one who pours it, the one who sells it and consumes its price, the one
who buys it and the one for whom it is bought. 

Calssed assaheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh at-Tirmidhi

It is not permissible to manufacture alcohol for drinking or
for medical purposes, because of the report narrated by Abu Dawood (3874)
from Abu’d-Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger
of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Allaah has sent
down the disease and the remedy, and He has created for every disease a
remedy, so treat disease but do not treat it with anything that is haraam.”

Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami‘,
1762 

Muslim (1984) narrated from Waa’il ibn Hijr (may Allah be
pleased with him) that Taariq ibn Suwayd al-Ju’fi asked the Prophet (S)
about khamr, and he forbade him or expressed his disapproval of his making
it. He said: I only make it as a remedy. He said: “It is not a remedy, but
it is a disease.”

This clearly indicates that it is haraam to use alcohol for
medicinal purposes and that it is not a remedy; rather it is a disease. 

An-Nawawi said: This indicates that it is haraam to use and
produce alcohol, and it clearly indicates that it is not a medicine, so it
is haraam to use it for medicinal purposes, because it is not a remedy, so
it is like consuming it for no reason. This is the correct view according to
our companions. End quote. 

Ibn Mas‘ood (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Allah has
not put your healing in that which He has forbidden to you.” It was also
mentioned by al-Bukhaari in a mu‘allaq report (5/2129) 

If the alcohol is being made for drinking or to use as a
remedy or as part of a remedy, it is not permissible for the student to take
part in producing it, and he has to do announce his stance and show pride in
his religion, and refuse to participate in something that is haraam. 

If it is being produced in order to find out the chemical
properties of alcohol, and what is produced will be destroyed and not drunk
or put into medicine, then it is permissible, but it is haraam to taste it;
tasting it should be left to non-Muslim colleagues. 

Based on that, in order for the student to participate in
this production experiment, it is stipulated that the alcohol should be
destroyed and no one should be allowed to drink it or put it into medicine.
If these conditions are accepted, there is nothing wrong with him
participating; otherwise he should refrain from participating even if that
will lower his grade. All the Muslim students should refuse to do that and
ask the university to accommodate their religious needs. 

And Allah knows best.