Is the report of impurity from a child, infidel, or major sinner considered binding?
Chapter on what purification is achieved with regarding water
Al-Mughni
Book of Purification
Primary text
The report of water's impurity from a child, an infidel (Kafir), or a known major sinner (Fasiq) is not obligatory to accept. This is because such individuals do not qualify as reliable witnesses (Ahl al-Shahadah) nor trustworthy narrators of religious reports, similar to the ruling for a child or an insane person.